Definition of a Festivus

Festivus    

noun

• a holiday featured in a Seinfeld episode which includes the "Airing of Grievances" and "Feats of Strength". Called "The Holiday for the Rest of Us."
  • See more words with the same meaning: holidays (list of).

  Last edited on Jan 06 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'holidays (list of)':
Christmahanukwanzakah	Definitions include: See Chrismahanukwanzakah.
Chrismahanukwanzakah	Definitions include: "the holidays".
holidays, the	Definitions include: all-inclusive term for the holiday season at the end of the Gregorian calendar.
Christmahanakwanzika	Definitions include: See Chrismahanukwanzakah.
Xmas	Definitions include: "Christmas".
Crimbo	Definitions include: Christmas, especially the more secular and commercial aspects.
Turkey Day	Definitions include: Thanksgiving.
T-Giving	Definitions include: "Thanksgiving".
Christmas creep	Definitions include: the phenomenon whereby the beginning of the Christmas shopping "season" beings earlier each consecutive year.

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