English Explanatory Dictionary

Festivus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A nondenominational holiday featured in a Seinfeld episode, now celebrated (seriously or otherwise) on December 23rd.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɛstɪvəs/

Word forms

Festivus

Etymology

Coined by Daniel O'Keefe and popularized on the TV series Seinfeld; either borrowed from Latin fēstīvus or else derived from its English descendants festive and festival by adding the Latin suffix -us.

Derived words

Festivus pole
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