"-fest" meaning in English

See -fest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-fɛst/
Etymology: From fest, from German Fest (“festival”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Fest|t=festival}} German Fest (“festival”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -fest, {{en-suffix}} -fest
  1. A festival, a fest; used in names of events. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--fest-en-suffix-X~A2vVL~
  2. (informal) Appended to a noun to denote a thing, especially an event or artistic work, characterized by the noun's referent. Tags: informal, morpheme
    Sense id: en--fest-en-suffix-oDghL6v2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Fest",
        "t": "festival"
      },
      "expansion": "German Fest (“festival”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From fest, from German Fest (“festival”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "en",
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        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "-fest",
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    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-fest",
      "name": "en-suffix"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "summer + -fest → Summerfest",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Yule + -fest → Yulefest",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A festival, a fest; used in names of events."
      ],
      "id": "en--fest-en-suffix-X~A2vVL~",
      "links": [
        [
          "festival",
          "festival"
        ],
        [
          "fest",
          "fest"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "snooze + -fest → snoozefest",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "slug + -fest → slugfest",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "action + -fest → actionfest",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "joke + -fest → jokefest",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Appended to a noun to denote a thing, especially an event or artistic work, characterized by the noun's referent."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Appended to a noun to denote a thing, especially an event or artistic work, characterized by the noun's referent."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-fɛst/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-fest"
}
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    "English lemmas",
    "English suffixes",
    "English terms derived from German",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
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        "id": ""
      },
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        {
          "text": "summer + -fest → Summerfest",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Yule + -fest → Yulefest",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "A festival, a fest; used in names of events."
      ],
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        [
          "festival",
          "festival"
        ],
        [
          "fest",
          "fest"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English informal terms"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "snooze + -fest → snoozefest",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "slug + -fest → slugfest",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "action + -fest → actionfest",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "joke + -fest → jokefest",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Appended to a noun to denote a thing, especially an event or artistic work, characterized by the noun's referent."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Appended to a noun to denote a thing, especially an event or artistic work, characterized by the noun's referent."
      ],
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        "informal",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/-fɛst/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-fest"
}

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