whingefest

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noun

An episode of intense whingeing.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounwhingefest (plural whingefests)

plural whingefests

  1. CommonwealthIrelandUKinformalAn episode of intense whingeing.

    And sometimes, Usenet being, well, Usenet, they mutuate into endless whingefests.

    2001 October 17, RJ, “An^([sic]) Bang or a Whimper?”, in alt.polyamory (Usenet)
    2 more examples

    Following your whingefest over the issue, I checked the scoring details of aforementioned Broncos/Dragons game and it turns out that the Broncos were actually leading 8-0 at the time I was composing my tips before posting them.

    2006 July 1, Jeff, “OK OK Tips for Round 17”, in aus.sport.rugby-league (Usenet)

    Seriously .. for those for whom forums are better, you can move there right now. By all means, please do. This would leave we ancient relics who actually like lists, and can happily ignore most spam and work with postmaster@ team as necessary to deal with specific issues, to enjoy and use these lists despite this forever recurring, rolling whingefest.

    2016 December 29, Ian Smith, “Replies to spam”, in muc.lists.freebsd.questions (Usenet)

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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