chillfest

English

Etymology

From chill +‎ -fest.

Noun

chillfest (plural chillfests)

  1. (slang) A relaxed event for hanging out.
    • 2016, Ted McDermott, chapter 26, in The Minor Outsider, London: ONE, →ISBN, page 128:
      His closest friend, who hed lived with in college and then in Chicago a few years after they graduated, had written him an email with the subject “Chillfest.” In it, Ed’s friend said that he and his girlfriend had bought tickets to come visit him in Montana.
    • 2019 November 2, Julia Pierrepont III, “Feature: BlizzCon 2019 is chillfest for global gamers”, in Xinhua News Agency - CEIS, Woodside, N.Y., →OCLC
    • 2024, Ali Terese, “When The Best Ideas Come From the Worst People”, in Free Period, New York, N.Y.: Scholastic Press, →ISBN:
      “You’re a nightmare, and I won’t put up with it,” Madison hissed. / “You’re a mean girl, and I’m over it,” Helen said. / My heart thumped against my chest so hard I couldn’t stand it. I could deal with Principal Varone’s irritation. And I was always up for a battle with our nemesis. But taking on both at once seemed exhausting. This was not the post-epic-prank chillfest I’d planned for.