huckfest
n.— Note: Related to the verb huck. «A “huckfest” is a gathering of snowboarders who ride as hard and as wildly as possible.» —“Steele grad jumps onto MTV” by Steve Fogarty Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) Feb. 12, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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