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lovefest en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English love 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 lovefest From love + -fest.

Meanings

1. (informal) An effusive exchange of goodwill.
   • They chose a course that extended the lovefest, bonded Barbaro to his fans and cemented his appeal as a documentary subject. 2007 June 6, Richard Sandomir, “To an Equine Athlete Dying Young”, in New York Times:
   • Compared with the past few debates, this was a lovefest. 2024 October 2, Cameron Joseph, “Vance shows polish, Walz hits him on Jan. 6 in notably civil VP debate”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
   • Labour is hoping that the lovefest for their onetime nemesis will leave no lasting damage, that the issue will fade come polling day on 2 May. 2013 April 12, Jonathan Freedland, “This lovefest for Margaret Thatcher spells trouble for David Cameron”, in The Guardian:
2. An orgy; a fuckfest.

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