Definition of cookout
: an outing at which a meal is cooked and served in the open;
also
: the meal cooked
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Recent Examples of cookout from the Web
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Pair your cookout burgers or grilled chicken with this summer veggie medley.
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The company also holds one-off events like golf outings and bowling, and recently added random cookouts to the corporate calendar.
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There have been efforts made before: There’s an annual alumni game and Major had cookouts for former players.
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In the other case, shots were fired about 1:50 a.m. on the Saturday before Memorial Day during a post-cookout dispute involving intoxicated men in the 2200 block of Savannah Terrace SE, police said.
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The ranch dining room offers gourmet meals — or guests can opt for specialty dining events, such as cowboy cookouts.
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Michelle Snider recorded the incident on her phone as her husband, Kenzie Smith, and their friends were setting up a weekend cookout.
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Usually culled from the ranks of upmarket restaurants, these chefs get a chance to design and execute summer-cookout menus.
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An Anchorage man who walked into a trailer bathroom during a 2016 Fourth of July cookout and fatally shot another man nine times has been found guilty of murder.
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First Known Use of cookout
1947
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Definition of cookout for English Language Learners
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: a meal or party at which food is cooked and served outdoors
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Definition of cookout for Students
: a meal or party at which food is cooked and served outdoors
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