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blastissimo farewell party

blastissimo farewell party

9.9
A lively, large goodbye party with music and dancing
  • noun
  • /blæˈstɪsɪmoʊ fɛrˈwɛl ˈpɑrti/
  • Slang
translation icon : fiesta de despedida blastissima
  • We attended a blastissimo farewell party last week, and the energy was incredible.

Examples

  • The team surprised her with a blastissimo farewell party before she moved overseas.

  • We threw a blastissimo farewell party for Sarah!

  • He wants his retirement send-off to be a blastissimo farewell party that no one will forget.

  • What a blastissimo farewell party that was!

  • The team surprised her with a blastissimo farewell party before she moved overseas.

  • He wants his retirement send-off to be a blastissimo farewell party that no one will forget.

  • We attended a blastissimo farewell party last week, and the energy was incredible.

Synonyms

farewell
vsblastissimo farewell party
199 1.9

A speech or action that says goodbye and wishes someone well

is an extravagant party celebrating someone's departure rather than just goodbye words
blast
vsblastissimo farewell party
  • Informal
87 3.6

A very fun event where people enjoy themselves

is specifically a lively goodbye party rather than any fun event
blowout
vsblastissimo farewell party
  • Informal
17 4.4

A large, lively party to celebrate something

is specifically for saying goodbye rather than any big celebration
send-off
vsblastissimo farewell party
15 3.7

An event to wish someone well before they leave or start something

is less formal than that ceremonial event
last hurrah
vsblastissimo farewell party
  • Informal
7 6.3

A final big action or event before something ends

is a lively goodbye event not only defined by being the last one
leaving do
vsblastissimo farewell party
  • UK
9.5

A party to say goodbye to someone leaving a job or group

is more extravagant and lively than that kind of gathering

How Lively

blastissimo farewell party
  • Slang
9.9
leaving do
  • UK
9.5
send-off
15 3.7
to farewell
  • Formal
5 3.5

Surface Forms

blastissimo farewell party singular
blastissimo farewell parties plural

Morphology

blastissimo + farewell + party

The core phrase 'farewell party' is fully transparent, and the intended meaning (‘very lively/extravagant farewell’) can be guessed from 'blast' (a great time) plus an intensifying form. However, 'blastissimo' is a nonce/borrowed-looking coinage (not a standard English word) and the Italian superlative suffix -issimo may be unknown to B1 learners, so the intensified sense is inferable but not fully predictable without exposure.

Etymology

Blastissimo farewell party comes from joining the English word blast, meaning 'a lot of fun', with the Italian ending -issimo, meaning 'very', which creates a picture of a party that is extra big and exciting. So, the phrase means 'a very lively or extravagant goodbye party'.