"actionfest" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: actionfests [plural]
Etymology: action + -fest Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|action|fest}} action + -fest Head templates: {{en-noun}} actionfest (plural actionfests)
  1. (informal) A film, video game, or other such story that is full of action. Tags: informal Translations (A story that is full of action): räiskintäleffa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-actionfest-en-noun-CAzPJRrG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fest

Inflected forms

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