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actionfest

actionfest noun: a film, video game, or other such story that is full of action.

Noun

actionfest (plural actionfests)

  1. (informal) A film, video game, or other such story that is full of action.
    • Exploding oil fields, trains bursting through tunnels in the midst of an avalanche, plane collisions, fights and leaps of all sorts punctuate the non-stop actionfest [=King of the Texas Rangers].1976, Jon Tuska, Vicki Piekarski, Karl Thiede, editors, Close Up: The Contract Director, Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, page 205
    • I'm especially worried at the rumors that the [X-Files television] show and movie will be totally seperate from each other. Is this going to be an actionfest for non-fans?1997 July 2, Megadee406 (username), "Re: Cathy's Top Ten Good (and Bad) Things From Season Four (LONG, like this s...", in alt.tv.x-files, Usenet

Examples of actionfest in a sentence

  • Perhaps the story is crying out to be an actionfest.2004, Christopher Hart, Manhwa Mania: How to Draw Korean Comics, Watson-Guptill, →ISBN, page 112:
  • KB1 [=Kill Bill, Volume 1] is an actionfest, KB2 is more dramatic.2004 August 23, Ian Galbraith, “Re: Kill Bill”, in aus.dvd (Usenet):
  • In this mature-rated actionfest [=Crysis], players modify and upgrade an armored suit for cloaking, extreme strength, and other abilities.2007 Winter, "Dads Game Too!" (video game review) Windows Vista: The Official Magazine, Future US, Inc., ISSN 1933-6608, page 51

Forms of actionfest

pluralactionfests

Origin of actionfest

From action + -fest.

Questions about actionfest

What does actionfest mean?
Actionfest means a film, video game, or other such story that is full of action.
How do you use actionfest in a sentence?
Perhaps the story is crying out to be an actionfest.
What part of speech is actionfest?
Actionfest is a noun.
What is the plural of actionfest?
The plural of actionfest is actionfests.

Words near actionfest in the dictionary

  1. actionee
  2. actionees
  3. actioner
  4. actioners
  5. actiones populares
  6. actionfest
  7. actionfests
  8. actioning
  9. actionings
  10. actionism
  11. actionisms

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