bonenkai

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noun

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.

OriginJapanese 忘年会 →
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Meanings

nounbonenkai (plural bonenkai)
  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.

Origin

  1. Japanese忘年会
  2. Englishbonenkai

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

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bonenkai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bonenkai

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“bonenkai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bonenkai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bonenkai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bonenkai.

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