"festie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: festies [plural]
Etymology: festival + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|festival|ie}} festival + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} festie (plural festies)
  1. (slang) A festival. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-festie-en-noun-thVFWF4X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 54 46
  2. (slang) A festival attendee. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-festie-en-noun-Op-yj59N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 54 46

Inflected forms

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