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beanfeast

beanfeast

9.9
A yearly party a company gives for its workers with food and fun
  • noun
  • /ˈbiːnfiːst/
  • Archaic
: fiesta de frijoles
  • The company organized a grand beanfeast to thank its employees for their hard work.

Examples

  • Every year, we celebrate with a beanfeast for the staff.

  • In Victorian times, a beanfeast often included games and plenty of beer.

  • Every summer, the beanfeast was eagerly anticipated by workers and their families.

  • The company hosted a grand beanfeast last Friday.

  • Every summer, the beanfeast was eagerly anticipated by workers and their families.

  • The company organized a grand beanfeast to thank its employees for their hard work.

  • In Victorian times, a beanfeast often included games and plenty of beer.

How Festive

gala
83 3.7
banquet
  • Formal
100 3.9
beanfeast
  • Archaic
9.9
work party
4 3.2
luncheon meeting
  • Formal
1 3.4

Surface Forms

beanfeast singular
beanfeasts plural

Morphology

beanfeast = bean + feast (semi-transparent) = bean + feast

The components 'bean' and 'feast' are recognisable, but the specialised sense 'an employer's annual party' is a conventionalized cultural meaning not fully predictable from the parts.

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the word beanfeast is to see it as bean + feast, where feast means 'big meal' and bean may recall old party games or simple food. So a beanfeast is an employer's regular 'party' for workers with plenty of food and fun.