cookout

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noun

a party or entertainment featuring the cooking and eating of a meal out of doors.

the process of cooking and eating a meal outdoors.

a meal cooked and eaten in the open.

adjective

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

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cookout (ˈkʊkˌaʊt)

—n
	(US), (Canadian) a party where a meal is cooked and eaten out of doors

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Word Origin & History

cookout

1947, Amer.Eng., from cook (v.) + out.

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Example sentences

Programs are free and held at the cookout shelter unless otherwise noted.

The event also features a cookout, prizes and gifts.

Many of this blog's regular readers are probably at a cookout right now or

enjoying one last visit to the beach.

Days are getting warmer and baseball season is in full swing-all signs that the

summer cookout season is here.