hugfest
nounEtymology From hug + -fest.
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Informal An event that is filled with or typified by hugging, or by saccharine emotion.
- By orchestrating this work with such cool reserve, Doolas avoided the pitfall of turning her celebration of womanhood into a free-for-all hugfest.1988 March 4, Justin Hayford, “Ambiguous Gestures”, in Chicago Reader: