Beanfeast
(formerly) an annual dinner or party given by an employer for employees.
a celebration or festive occasion, especially when a meal is provided.
historical examples
the way some of the members of the four-in-hand club load their coaches on parade reminds me of a beanfeast!’
phantom fortune, a novel m. e. braddon
“this is going to be a beanfeast, i can see,” smiled the captive.
love and the ironmonger f. j. (frederick john) randall
“look too much as if we were out for a beanfeast, my boy,” objected his father.
in brief authority f. anstey
i turn and see a number of men sitting inside and looking almost as cheerful as a beanfeast in epping forest.
war and the future h. g. wells
noun (brit, informal)
an annual dinner given by employers to employees
any festive or merry occasion
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