feestbeest
Dutch
FWOTD – 21 January 2014
Etymology
From feest (“party”) + beest (“animal”). The sense “party animal” is probably calque of English party animal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfeːstˌbeːst/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: feest‧beest
Noun
feestbeest n (plural feestbeesten, diminutive feestbeestje n)
- party animal [from late 20th c.]
- Synonym: fuifnummer
- 2013, Arjan Broere, Het nieuwe werken, Het Spectrum, pages ?:
- Ja, flexibele werktijden is wel echt iets voor zo'n feestbeest als jij.
- Yes, flexible work hours is really something for a party animal like you.
- (dated) an animal eaten at a party [ca. 1960s—1970s]
Related terms
- feestganger, feestvierder
Descendants
- → German: Feierbiest