beanfeast

American  

[been-feest] / ˈbinˌfist /

Also beanfest

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.

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beanfeast British  

/ ˈbiːnˌfiːst /

noun

1. an annual dinner given by employers to employees

2. any festive or merry occasion

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Etymology

Origin of beanfeast

First recorded in 1795–1805; bean + feast

Example Sentences

Britons, however, were not disturbed by the slackening of "the foreign invasion," liked to think of the Coronation as an exclusively British beanfeast.

From Time Magazine Archive

I turn and see a number of men sitting inside and looking almost as cheerful as a beanfeast in Epping Forest.

From War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Who were those awful persons, who occupied more of the train than a bricklayer's beanfeast, and yet were more fastidious and delicate than the King's own suite?

From Tremendous Trifles by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

But if we are to spot wot goes quisby, and be the responsible chaps, Wheugh! we should 'ave a regular beanfeast with sockets and air-pipes and traps!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, October 10, 1891 by Various

"It's more like a beanfeast than the exam.!" laughed Mary Payne, handing round a packet of chocolates.

From The Luckiest Girl in the School by Brazil, Angela