fest (f?st)n. A gathering or occasion characterized by a specified activity. Often used in combination: a music fest; a chilifest.[From German Fest, festival, from Middle High German fest, from Latin f?stum; see feast.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.fest (f?st) na. a meeting or event at which the emphasis is on a particular activity: a fashion fest. b. (in combination): schmaltz-fest; lovefest. [C19: from German Fest festival]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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-fest a combining form used in coinages that have the general sense ?an assembly of people engaged in a common activity? specified by the first element of the compound: gabfest; lovefest; slugfest; songfest. [