A ficticious holiday created by writers of the TV show Seinfeld. It was created by George's father, Frank Costanza. The holiday is suppose to be an alternative to Christmas, Hanukka and other more widely celebrated holidays. With this in mind the catch phrase "A Festivous for the rest of us!" was created. Festivous is celebrated symbolically with a plain steel pole called the Festivous Pole and games such as the Feats of Strength are played. Traditionally the Festivous celebration is not over until George pins his father in a Feats of Strength wrestling match.

A Festivous for the rest of us!

festivous by dobodob December 12, 2005

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festivous • Festivus • festivious • Festivus opening • festivus pole • festivals • festivist • Festicious • festerous • festibobs

festivus pole

1. An undecorated aluminium pole used to celebrate festivus.

2. A recurring erection that occurs at a festivus party.

Dude, Tony is sporting some serious festivus pole while talking to that hot chick.

festivus pole by matelalique December 16, 2011

Festivus

n. An alternative to the crass commercialization of Christmas, typically celebrated on December 23. It involves The Airing of Grievances (telling your family and friends all the ways they have disappointed you during the year) and does not end until the Feats of Strength (pinning the head of the family) are accomplished. A plain, metal pole is used in lieu of a Christmas tree, because decorations (such as tinsel) is distracting from the true meaning of the holiday.

A Festivus for the rest of us! -George Costanza

Festivus by Gibson December 22, 2003

Word of the Day on December 23, 2008

festihoes

women who go to festivals. They’re either on some losers table whos feeding them cocaine or in a crowd of sweaty peasants because theyre a sweaty peasant. Endless instagram stories screaming and having "fun" to prove to the world theyre worthless.

- Andrew Tate

- good god! her instagram is full of screaming and yelling from the festival she went to

- oh yeah she one of them ‘festihoes’

festihoes by trilliondollaralligator April 29, 2023

Festivus

Festivus is a holiday created by Mr. Castanza after he failed to buy a doll for his beloved son George. This holiday celebrates the things that grieved you for the past solar cycle (1 year). It is celebrated annually on December 23rd by the Castanza household and Seinfeld super-fans. The abscence of a tree is replaced by an aluminum pole. A festivus ritual is two people wrestling each other remorselessly and the head of the family is to be pinned. The holiday's motto is a festivus for the rest of us. For a period of over 20 years, Festivus was suspended from celebration only to be reencarnated by Cosmo Cramer in 1998.

Another Festivus miracle!

Festivus by A Hizzler November 13, 2004

festibobs

Festibobs are like your holibobs but at a festival where you come home feeling worse than before you went.

Q.Shape on you, where've you been? A. On my festibobs, need some holibobs now.

festibobs by Matt Horton, Helen Moon, Paul Eaton, Pete James & Vicki Reeves September 21, 2007

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

Word of the Day on September 17, 2026

Is that cake?

Another way to say is this fake? Like the show real or cake

“Slayyyter just announced another album last night”
“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real”

Is that cake? by Sexyyred September 15, 2026

Word of the Day on September 16, 2026

just fokin missing her

native american reservation origin... to miss an ex so badly that everyone can see it.. can be used for either sex eg. just fokin missing her/him

friend : *noticably sad*
me : look at you all sad & shit
friend : shut up!
me : just fokin missing her huh?

just fokin missing her by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 15, 2026

endwarfins

The rush of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides triggered specifically by watching the Seven Dwarfs march home singing "Heigh-Ho" — that particular high of pickaxes, whistling while you work, and communal domestic bliss in a cottage built for men half your height.

I only meant to watch the Heigh-Ho scene for the endwarfins, and then it was two hours later and I'd watched the whole movie.

Endwarfins aren't just a Snow White thing — I get the same hit off the Lollipop Guild in Oz.

endwarfins by Howard Ogden September 13, 2026

Word of the Day on September 14, 2026