cookout

or cook-out

[ kook-out ]
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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.

  1. a meal cooked and eaten in the open.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or intended for use or consumption at a cookout.

Origin of cookout

1
1945–50, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase cook out

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British Dictionary definitions for cookout

cookout

/ (ˈkʊkˌaʊt) /


noun
  1. US and Canadian a party where a meal is cooked and eaten out of doors

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