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:

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• Hyphenation: feest‧beest

Noun

feestbeest n (plural feestbeesten, diminutive feestbeestje n)

1. 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.

2. (dated) an animal eaten at a party [ca. 1960s—1970s]

Related terms

• feestganger, feestvierder

Descendants

• → German: Feierbiest

See also

• feestvarken