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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
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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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