cook-out
noun
1.
a party or entertainment featuring the cooking and eating of a meal out of doors.
2.
the process of cooking and eating a meal outdoors.
3.
a meal cooked and eaten in the open.
adjective
4.
of, pertaining to, or intended for use or consumption at a cookout.
Also, cook-out.
Origin:
1945–50, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase cook out
1945–50, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase cook out
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| (US), (Canadian) a party where a meal is cooked and eaten out of doors | |
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