charmfest

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noun

A film or other entertainment which is or attempts to be extremely charming.

OriginEnglish fest ← German Fest ← Middle High German fëst →
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Meanings

nouncharmfest (plural charmfests)

plural charmfests

  1. informalA film or other entertainment which is or attempts to be extremely charming.

    Despite its gritty socialistic romanticism, it's also an unabashed charmfest.

    2003 August 15, Desson Howe, “Bardem's Time to Shine”, in Washington Post, archived from the original on 09 Apr 2016

Origin

  1. Englishcharm
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁stos
  5. Proto-Italic*θēstos
  6. Proto-Italic*fēstos
  7. Latinfēstus
  8. Latinfestum
  9. Middle High Germanfëst
  10. GermanFest
  11. Englishfest
  12. Englishcharmfest

From charm + -fest.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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