Fete:
- (noun) a public event, often held outside, where you can take part in competitions and buy small things and food, often organized to collect money for a particular purpose:
a summer fete
village fete They’re holding the village fete on the green.- (verb) to praise or welcome someone publicly because of their achievements:
She was feted by audiences both in her own country and abroad. [derived from Cambridge Dictionary]
A homonym of fate, I’d say, and an opportunity for a pun for the ambitious. Noted in “South Korean opposition moves to impeach president after remarkable misstep,” Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Kelly Kasulis Cho and Niha Masih, WaPo:
But even as he was feted in Washington, Yoon’s popularity at home plummeted due to his controversial policies and stubborn governing approach, as well as scandals surrounding his wife and other officials from his party.
