cookout

or cook-out

[koo k-out]

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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.

Origin of cookout

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

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Related Words for cookout

picnic

Examples from the Web for cookout

Contemporary Examples of cookout

Here's what to bring, eat, and avoid at your next summer cookout.
The 'Hungry Girl' Summer Diet
Lisa Lillien
June 12, 2009

British Dictionary definitions for cookout

cookout

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for cookout

also cook-out, 1930, American English, from cook (v.) + out (adv.).