Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sausagefest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sausage-fest
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An event populated almost entirely by men, with few or no women.

Humorous; Informal

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sausage, -fest: a party featuring a sausage feast; a festival celebrating sausagemaking.

Example Sentences

"This party is a total sausagefest! Let's call Sarah and have her bring some of her girlfriends over."
"Miscellaneous Functions. (Edited by Malcolm C. Fraser, Department Historian, 176 Railroad Ave., White Plains, N. Y.) Past. March 21. Major Louis B. Lawton Camp No. 39 held its annual sausagefest at Krause's Tavern, Auburn. April 13. Manhattan Camp No. 1 entertained the patronesses of the Camp at the 12th Regiment Armory, New York City, with refreshments, song and dance."
""No, that's not the answer, Doc—all that runs for Sweeney. Being a minority is nothing new to a Democrat, but he used to wear a cauliflower ear as if it was a medal. Now he's got no more fight in his system than Jack Dempsey. All you can get out of him is 'What fork would you use if invited to a White House sausagefest?'"

Etymology

From sausage + -fest, the figurative sense involving a phallic reference, with tongue-in-cheek echo of the literal use.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sausage

Usage

Inflected Forms

sausagefests (plural) sausage fest (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

festbier Oktoberfest taco fest

Synonyms

brodeo brodown dickfest sausage party

Questions

What does sausagefest mean?: An event populated almost entirely by men, with few or no women.
Where does sausagefest come from?: From sausage + -fest, the figurative sense involving a phallic reference, with tongue-in-cheek echo of the literal use.

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