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beanfeast

[ been-feest ]

noun

, Chiefly British Slang.
  1. (formerly) an annual dinner or party given by an employer for employees.
  2. a celebration or festive occasion, especially when a meal is provided.


beanfeast

/ ˈbiːnˌfiːst /

noun

  1. an annual dinner given by employers to employees
  2. any festive or merry occasion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of beanfeast1

First recorded in 1795–1805; bean + feast
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Example Sentences

My own city of Leeds will be the main host and I will be there with my ageing Raleigh, with a festival of cycling among beanfeasts planned to add to the occasion.

Had we all been mysteriously transported forward by two months to the traditional flag-waving beanfeast in September?

Today's beanfeast is expected to see members of the Ramsden family come back to see the old place, which began in 1928 and took off in its chandeliered splendour only three years later.

Sundry battalions of the Salvation Army confided themselves to vans such as are used for beanfeasts and Sunday-School treats.

"Our annual holiday," "Stocktaking day," "Our annual beanfeast," "Closed for repairs."

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