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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New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
In our fraught current times, making sure those who inflict harm will never be invited to the cookout is necessary.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Today, barbecue and smoking meats is often a communal event associated with celebrations and cookouts.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
For example, in the cookout scene from Secrets and Lies.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cookout
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“Cookout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookout. Accessed 2 May. 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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