cookout
noun
cook·out
ˈku̇k-ˌau̇t 
: an outing at which a meal is cooked and served in the open
also
: the meal cooked
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The family-friendly three-day festival that starts Friday, March 6, will also include a carnival, a concert on the water, cardboard boat races, Wyland art lessons, a clam chowder cookout, and much more.
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Backyard barbecues and spring cookouts will not be the same this year thanks to French’s.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
After getting together to skate, Phillip Frankland Lee and his friend Neen Williams would have cookouts making cheeseburger and fries for their friends and families.
—Richard Guzman, Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
None of them will be inviting friends to the house this summer for silver-medal cookouts.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Backyard barbecues and spring cookouts will not be the same this year thanks to French’s.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
After getting together to skate, Phillip Frankland Lee and his friend Neen Williams would have cookouts making cheeseburger and fries for their friends and families.
—Richard Guzman, Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
None of them will be inviting friends to the house this summer for silver-medal cookouts.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Cookout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookout. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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cookout
noun
cook·out
ˈku̇k-ˌau̇t
: an outing at which a meal is cooked and served outdoors
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