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/
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  • Hyphenation: feest‧beest

Noun

feestbeest n (plural feestbeesten, diminutive feestbeestje n)

  1. 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.
  2. (dated) An animal eaten at a party. [c. 1960s-1970s]

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