cookout
or cook-out
[ kook-out ]
/ ˈkʊkˌaʊt /
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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, relating to, or intended for use or consumption at a cookout.
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Origin of cookout
1945–50, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase cook out
Words nearby cookout
cooking, Cook Inlet, Cook Island Māori, Cook Islands, cookoff, cookout, cookshack, cookshop, cook someone's goose, Cookson, Cook's tour
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British Dictionary definitions for cookout
cookout
/ (ˈkʊkˌaʊt) /
noun
US and Canadian a party where a meal is cooked and eaten out of doors
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