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Etymology 1
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Adjective
festy (comparative more festy, superlative most festy)
- (Australia, slang) Disgusting.
1997 September 10, Brian S, “I'm able to admit it when I fuck up”, in aus.politics (Usenet):God knows I've had my fair share of festy flatmates who started out all sweetness and light... :)
2000 June 14, Hobbes, “Wheres My Bangles Track!!!?”, in aus.culture.gothic (Usenet):I wish I went to Blue Monday, I wanna go back to Wall St, I miss Wall St damnit. The sucken dancefloor, the space under the pin ball machine, the festy toilets, the railings, the venue.
2000 August 28, solitaire, “ Come live with me...”, in aus.culture.gothic (Usenet):So, the festy scrag is packing up and pissing off...
- (Australia, slang) Very bad, dreadful.
Etymology 2
From festival + -y (“diminutive suffix”).
Noun
festy (plural festies)
- (slang) A festival.
2002 July 26, Lee H, “CHAOS ENGINE SPAMBLAST, 26/07/02”, in alt.gothic.music (Usenet):Keeping that festy vibe going, we've just been promoted to headline act for the REBIRTH festival this weekend in Cardiff!
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