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beanfeast
[ been-feest ]
noun
- (formerly) an annual dinner or party given by an employer for employees.
- a celebration or festive occasion, especially when a meal is provided.
beanfeast
/ ˈbiːnˌfiːst /
noun
- an annual dinner given by employers to employees
- any festive or merry occasion
Word History and Origins
Origin of beanfeast1
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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