bonenkai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Japanese drinking party held at the end of the year, generally among groups of co-workers or friends, to forget the woes and troubles of the past year and look to the future.

Word forms

bonenkai

Etymology

From Japanese 忘年会, literally "forget-the-year gathering".

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