feestbeest
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From feest (“party”) + beest (“animal”). The sense “party animal” is probably calque of English party animal.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
feestbeest n (plural feestbeesten, diminutive feestbeestje n)
- party animal [from late 20th c.]
- 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]
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Descendants[edit]
- → German: Feierbiest