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bash(noun, performance, work, event, do)
9
bright(adjective, festive, celebratory)
9
feast(noun, break, trip, leave, do)
9
holiday(noun, adjective, break, time, trip)
8
celebratory(adjective, happy, merry, fun, cheerful)
8
jovial(adjective, happy, merry, cheerful, joyful)
8
occasion(noun, work, do, group, party)
8
shindig(noun, event, do, informal, party)
8
wingding(noun, performance, event, blast, party)
7
do(noun, work, event, group, informal)
7
fest(spread, repast, banquet)
7
pageant(noun, show, fair, party, variety)
7
reception(noun, do, party, function, gathering)
6
banquet(noun, event, do, spread, fair)
6
fair(noun, event, celebration, rout, parade)
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jolly(adjective, happy, merry, fun, cheerful)
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joyous(adjective, happy, merry, cheerful, joyful)
6
lively(adjective, festive)
5
gala affair(noun, expression, idiom)
5
revel(noun, event, party, celebration, merrymaking)
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