-fest

suffix — 2 senses

-fest

suffix

/-(ˌ)fɛst/

Etymology From fest, from German Fest (“festival”).

1

Morpheme A festival, a fest; used in names of events.

  • summer + -fest → Summerfest
  • Yule + -fest → Yulefest
2

Informal, Morpheme Appended to a noun to denote a thing, especially an event or artistic work, characterized by the noun's referent.

  • snooze + -fest → snoozefest
  • slug + -fest → slugfest
2 more examples
  • action + -fest → actionfest
  • joke + -fest → jokefest

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