pickfest

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noun

A period of intense or frequent picking (in various senses).

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

nounpickfest (plural pickfests)

plural pickfests

  1. A period of intense or frequent picking (in various senses).

    It's an endless pickfest. A symphony of nosh.

    1996 December 12, “Axum's Ethiopian fare a feast for the unhurried”, in Denver Post

Origin

  1. Englishpick
  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. Englishpickfest

From pick + -fest.

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APA

pickfest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickfest

MLA

“pickfest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickfest. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pickfest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickfest.

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