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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Strolling at all types of gatherings from cookouts to weddings?
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Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
American halal barbecue has grown across generations of community cookouts, as Black Muslims taught this craft to waves of Muslim immigrants that arrived after 1965.
—Farhan Mustafa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Plastic containers that are left outside in the hot sun for a long period of time after a cookout, for instance, may release microplastics and chemicals into the food, Hine said.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Hicks recalls celebrating his life’s best moments — family cookouts, fundraisers, barbecues — at the community church in West Park, a small city west of Hollywood.
—Lauren Costantino
september 20, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
American halal barbecue has grown across generations of community cookouts, as Black Muslims taught this craft to waves of Muslim immigrants that arrived after 1965.
—Farhan Mustafa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Plastic containers that are left outside in the hot sun for a long period of time after a cookout, for instance, may release microplastics and chemicals into the food, Hine said.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Hicks recalls celebrating his life’s best moments — family cookouts, fundraisers, barbecues — at the community church in West Park, a small city west of Hollywood.
—Lauren Costantino
september 20, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Cookout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookout. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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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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