beanfeast
- noun
- /ˈbiːnfiːst/
- Archaic
- The company organized a grand beanfeast to thank its employees for their hard work.
Examples
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Every year, we celebrate with a beanfeast for the staff.
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In Victorian times, a beanfeast often included games and plenty of beer.
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Every summer, the beanfeast was eagerly anticipated by workers and their families.
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The company hosted a grand beanfeast last Friday.
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Every summer, the beanfeast was eagerly anticipated by workers and their families.
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The company organized a grand beanfeast to thank its employees for their hard work.
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In Victorian times, a beanfeast often included games and plenty of beer.
How Festive
- Formal
- Archaic
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.