fest

gabfest

1. slang A casual gathering in which people chat for an extended period of time. Can I sleep in your dorm room tonight? My roommate and her friends are having a real gabfest in mine.
2. slang An extended conversation. The last time I saw Steph, we had a gabfest in the grocery store parking lot, of all places.

hoochfest

slang A party featuring the consumption of large quantities of alcohol. "Hooch" is a slang name for liquor, especially that which has been made or sold illegally. I'm worried that the kids are going to have a hoochfest while we're out of town.

hopfest

slang A party featuring the consumption of beer, often in large quantities. Hops are an ingredient of beer. I'm worried that the kids are going to have a hopfest while we're out of town.

sleep fest

1. Some event or situation in which people spend a lot of time sleeping. My son is having some friends over for the night. They're always really rowdy until the early hours, but then it's usually a sleep fest the whole next day.
2. Some event or situation that causes one to fall asleep because it is so boring or unstimulating. This director's work is usually really interesting, but I found his latest film to be a total sleep fest.
See also: fest, sleep

slugfest

1. A fight in which two or more participants punch with their bare hands; a fistfight. A portmanteau of "slug" (meaning "to punch") and "festival." The arguing led to pushing and shoving, which eventually led to an all-out slugfest. She came away from the slugfest with a black eye and a broken hand.
2. A particularly intense or heated argument between two or more people in which points, rebuttals, accusations, etc., are exchanged back and forth. The senator is bracing for a slugfest when she puts her proposal before Congress for a vote. The case has truly been a slugfest between the two large companies' teams of lawyers.

snoozefest

1. Some event or situation in which people spend a lot of time sleeping. My son is having some friends over for the night. They're always really rowdy until the early hours, but then it's usually a snoozefest the whole next day.
2. Some event or situation that causes one to fall asleep because it is so boring or unstimulating. This director's work is usually really interesting, but I found his latest film to be a total snoozefest.

snorefest

1. Some event or situation in which people spend a lot of time sleeping. My son is having some friends over for the night. They're always really rowdy until the early hours, but then it's usually a snorefest the whole next day.
2. Some event or situation that causes one to fall asleep because it is so boring or unstimulating. This director's work is usually really interesting, but I found his latest film to be a total snorefest.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

gabfest

(ˈgæbfɛst)
n. an event where much chattering or gossip takes place. There’s a gabfest going on in Clare’s room.

hoochfest

verb
See hootchfest

hopfest

n. a beer-drinking party. We went to a big hopfest over at Willy’s, but it broke up early.

slugfest

1. n. a fight; a festival of slugging. They went out in the alley for a real slugfest.
2. n. a festival of arguing. The president emerged from the slugfest with control of the company still hers.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • gabfest
  • dorm
  • knock boots
  • knock boots (with one)
  • lose one's touch
  • lose touch
  • lose touch (with one)
  • lose touch/contact
  • lose your touch
  • chitchat
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