dramafest en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stosder. Proto-Italic *θēstos Proto-Italic *fēstosder. Latin fēstus Latin festumder. Middle High German fëst German Festbor. English fest English -fest English dramafest From drama + -fest.
Meanings
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(informal) A situation characterised by drama or histrionics.
Having a girl felt natural to me, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't worry just the slightest that our relationship might be unavoidably, inescapably fraught—less the stuff of happy shopping trips and more the stuff of door-slamming dramafests.
2009, Andrea J. Buchanan, It's a Girl: Women Writers on Raising Daughters, page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dramafests | Number=Plur | lexicographic |