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festy

festy adjective: disgusting.

Adjective

festy (comparative more festy, superlative most festy)

  1. (Australia, slang) Disgusting.
    • God knows I've had my fair share of festy flatmates who started out all sweetness and light... :)1997 September 10, Brian S, “I'm able to admit it when I fuck up”, in aus.politics (Usenet)
    • I wish I went to Blue Monday, I wanna go back to Wall St, I miss Wall St damnit. The sucken dancefloor, the space under the pin ball machine, the festy toilets, the railings, the venue.2000 June 14, Hobbes, “Wheres My Bangles Track!!!?”, in aus.culture.gothic (Usenet)
  2. (Australia, slang) Very bad, dreadful.

Noun

festy (plural festies)

  1. (slang) A festival.
    • Keeping that festy vibe going, we've just been promoted to headline act for the REBIRTH festival this weekend in Cardiff!2002 July 26, Lee H, “CHAOS ENGINE SPAMBLAST, 26/07/02”, in alt.gothic.music (Usenet)

Forms of festy

Adjective
comparativemore festy
superlativemost festy
Noun
pluralfesties

Origin of festy

From festival + -y (“diminutive suffix”).

Phrases with festy

Words that rhyme with festy

Questions about festy

What does festy mean?
Festy means disgusting.
What part of speech is festy?
Festy can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near festy in the dictionary

  1. festue
  2. festues
  3. festulolium
  4. festuloliums
  5. Festus
  6. festy
  7. festy cock
  8. festy cocks
  9. fet
  10. feta
  11. feta cheese

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