Hi all, could you help,
What is the meaning of ‘beano’?
I met it in the following sentence: ‘About halfway through my first week there, in the course of a beano of some description at the Sherry-Netherland.’

Question

Hi all, could you help, 
What is the meaning of ‘beano’?
I met it in the following sentence: ‘About halfway through my first week there, in the course of a beano of some description at the Sherry-Netherland.’

Answer

It means a social event, a party, possibly to celebrate sthg.  eg  someone's birthday.  It's a slang word used in casual speaking.

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