Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

festy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: fes-ty
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Australian usage; Slang

adj

Very bad, dreadful.

Australian usage; Slang

noun

Slang

Example Sentences

"God knows I've had my fair share of festy flatmates who started out all sweetness and light... :)"
"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."
"So, the festy scrag is packing up and pissing off..."
"Keeping that festy vibe going, we've just been promoted to headline act for the REBIRTH festival this weekend in Cardiff!"

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: festival

Usage

Inflected Forms

more festy (comparative) most festy (superlative) festies (plural)

Phrases

festy cock

Frequently Paired Words

festy cock

Rhymes With

bestie testy zesty chesty westie westy nesty breasty jesty pesty resty

Questions

What does festy mean?: Disgusting.
Where does festy come from?: From festival + -y (“diminutive suffix”).

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