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English
Proper noun
Fast (plural Fasts)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fast is the 6838th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4929 individuals. Fast is most common among White (94.85%) individuals.
Anagrams
East Central German
Etymology
Compare German Fest.
Noun
Fast n
- (Erzgebirgisch) celebration, festival, party
- (Erzgebirgisch) great joy
Derived terms
Further reading
2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 41:
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Noun
Fast n (plural --)
- festival, holiday
- feast, banquet