Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A feast given by an employer to those whom he employs.
- n. A social festival originally observed in France, and afterward in Germany and England, on the evening before Twelfth day, or, as the Germans call it, Three Kings' day. Although confounded with the Christian festival of the Epiphany, which occurs on the same day, it is supposed that this custom can be traced back to the Roman Saturnalia. See
bean-king and twelfth-cake.
Wiktionary
- n. chiefly UK A dinner party given to the employees of a firm.
- n. chiefly UK Any similar social occasion.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (British) an annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees
Examples
“The majority of people attending this beanfeast for the BBC are going to be the usual media liggers on a jolly.”
“The meat in this beanfeast is supposedly supplied by Gordon Brown.”
“Exactly the right tool to have in your bottom drawers in anticipation of the next Major Curry beanfeast?”
EXCLUSIVE: Tories Appoint Andy Coulson New Director of Communications
“She is initially intimidated and appalled, but eventually conquers her fear to partake, indeed to star, in the jock beanfeast.”
“Some beanfeast or other had got the news — common people!”
“All those women and children excursion beanfeast burned and drowned in New York.”
“If I can rustle up the money to send Mustafa and his mother back to Turkey for a big family beanfeast, could you see your way to providing a medical certificate that will satisfy the school authorities?”
“This is turning into a party, a beanfeast, and I'm not having it.”
“Wheugh! we _should_ 'ave a regular beanfeast with sockets and air-pipes and traps!”
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, October 10, 1891
“Tossing is not the sort of pastime any fellow would choose for fun, not if he were the party to be tossed, though it is a beanfeast for the onlookers.”
Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘beanfeast’.
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Because I like them: A -- B
abacinate, aberdevine, ablepsy, abuccinate, acarology, acipenserine, abactor, adamantine, addressin, aeoline, ahimsa, agelast and 151 more...
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5-0
Hecko, words! I’m so happy I’ve found you. I want to keep you all and never want to lose you again. I hope you like it here.
amscray, thistledown, tine, tinsel, pungent, snarl, wail, lanky, viscid, dawdle, luminous, stow and 2719 more...
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Double diphthongs, etc.
Words with repeated diphthongs or other pairs of vowels, with no other vowels.
aeae, aiai, aoao, auau, ayay, eaea, eiei, eoeo, eueu, eyey, iaia, ieie, ioio, iuiu, oaoa, oeoe, oioi, ouo...chaetae, airmail, gainsaid, hairbrain, hairtail, jailbait, maimai, mainsail, maintain, zaikai, chainmail, braindrain and 201 more...
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Sunday, December 31st, 2006
Words for the last day of the year
beano, bingo, beanfeast, tumescence, nibble, nuzzle, tease, fondle, play, straddle, grind, climax and 7 more...
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If she's a lady, I'm a Vermicious Knid
Words from Willy Wonka.
vermicious, bucket, salt, TV, beauregarde, gloop, golden ticket, nit, golden egg, gobstobber, everlasting, fizzy and 29 more...
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Fun-Fun
Festivals, holidays and assorted convivialities. Maybe even games.
chúxì, songkran, ramadhan, hogmanay, vesak, winternights, diwali, eid, halloween, bloomsday, april fools' day, festa dei ceri and 39 more...
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Diet
scamp, plucky, countenance, toddle, wither, jade, bobbish, obtuse, fatuity, puisne, insipid, palpable and 66 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for beanfeast.
yarb See also beanfeastish, beanfeastishness, and beanfeastishnesses. Jul 5, 2008
sionnach There's a beanfeast in a package of Beano's.
(Irish candy commercial in the 1960's) Jul 5, 2008