actionfest
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]actionfest (plural actionfests)
- (informal) A film, video game, or other such story that is full of action.
- 1976, Jon Tuska, Vicki Piekarski, Karl Thiede, editors, Close Up: The Contract Director[1], Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, page 205:
- Exploding oil fields, trains bursting through tunnels in the midst of an avalanche, plane collisions, fights and leaps of all sorts punctuate the non-stop actionfest [=King of the Texas Rangers].
- 1997 July 2, Megadee406 (username), "Re: Cathy's Top Ten Good (and Bad) Things From Season Four (LONG, like this s..."[sic], in alt.tv.x-files, Usenet:
- I'm especially worried at the rumors that the [X-Files television] show and movie will be totally seperate[sic] from each other. Is this going to be an actionfest for non-fans?
- 2007 Winter, "Dads Game Too!" (video game review) Windows Vista: The Official Magazine, Future US, Inc., ISSN 1933-6608, page 51:
- In this mature-rated actionfest [=Crysis], players modify and upgrade an armored suit for cloaking, extreme strength, and other abilities.
Translations
[edit]A story that is full of action
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