fest

gabfest

slang

1. A casual gathering in which people chat for an extended period of time. Can I sleep in your dorm room tonight? My roommate and her friends are having a real gabfest in mine. A: "Where have you been?" B: "After the meeting was over, things kind of turned into a gabfest." We're here to plan, not have a gabfest!

2. An extended conversation. The last time I saw Steph, we had a gabfest in the grocery store parking lot, of all places. Sorry, we kind of had a gabfest in the ladies' room. We just haven't seen each other in so long! A: "Mom's been having a gabfest with Aunt Mary for an hour already!" B: "Geez, didn't they just see each other yesterday?

hoochfest

slang A party featuring the consumption of large quantities of alcohol. "Hooch" is a slang name for liquor, especially that which has been made or sold illegally. I'm worried that the kids are going to have a hoochfest while we're out of town. Good, the cops just showed up. They'll break up that raucous hoochfest once and for all! If Mom and Dad catch you coming home drunk from the hoochfest blast, you are going to be in so much trouble!

hopfest

slang A party featuring the consumption of beer, often in large quantities. Hops are an ingredient of beer. I'm worried that the kids are going to have a hopfest while we're out of town. Good, the cops just showed up. They'll break up that raucous hopfest once and for all! If Mom and Dad catch you coming home drunk from the hopfest, you are going to be in so much trouble!

love fest

A situation in which two or more people or groups make an elaborate display of mutual affection, esteem, or support for someone, something, or one another. It was an unusual political love fest in what is normally such a divisive environment, with senators from both parties lavishing praise and espousing respect for their colleagues. The conference is a wonderful love fest in which tons of different companies come together to celebrate the industry.

See also: fest, love

sleep fest

1. Some event or situation in which people spend a lot of time sleeping. My son is having some friends over for the night. They're always really rowdy until the early hours, but then it's usually a sleep fest the whole next day.

2. Some event or situation that causes one to fall asleep because it is so boring or unstimulating. This director's work is usually really interesting, but I found his latest film to be a total sleep fest.

See also: fest, sleep

slugfest

1. A fight in which two or more participants punch with their bare hands; a fistfight. A portmanteau of "slug" (meaning "to punch") and "festival." The arguing led to pushing and shoving, which eventually led to an all-out slugfest. She came away from the slugfest with a black eye and a broken hand.

2. A particularly intense or heated argument between two or more people in which points, rebuttals, accusations, etc., are exchanged back and forth. The senator is bracing for a slugfest when she puts her proposal before Congress for a vote. The case has truly been a slugfest between the two large companies' teams of lawyers.

snoozefest

slang

1. Some event or situation in which people spend a lot of time sleeping. My son is having some friends over for the night. They're always really rowdy until the early hours, but then it's usually a snoozefest the whole next day.

2. Some event or situation so boring or unstimulating that it could cause one to fall asleep. This director's work is usually really interesting, but I found his latest film to be a total snoozefest. I went on one date with him, but it was such a snoozefest that I just kept checking my watch until it was over.

snorefest

1. Some event or situation in which people spend a lot of time sleeping. My son is having some friends over for the night. They're always really rowdy until the early hours, but then it's usually a snorefest the whole next day.

2. Some event or situation that causes one to fall asleep because it is so boring or unstimulating. This director's work is usually really interesting, but I found his latest film to be a total snorefest.

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gabfest

(ˈgæbfɛst)

n. an event where much chattering or gossip takes place. There’s a gabfest going on in Clare’s room.

hoochfest

verb

See hootchfest

hopfest

n. a beer-drinking party. We went to a big hopfest over at Willy’s, but it broke up early.

slugfest

1. n. a fight; a festival of slugging. They went out in the alley for a real slugfest.

2. n. a festival of arguing. The president emerged from the slugfest with control of the company still hers.

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