luaus

noun

plural of luau
as in barbecues

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  1. roasts
  2. festivities
  3. buffets
  4. luncheons
Noun
  • Some controversial jokes by lesser, edgy comedians fell flat but Jeff Ross, the master of roasts, held the tempo together and kept the roast moving forward.
    — Malina Saval, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • Other roasts include aged sirloin of beef, British half roast chicken and a walnut roast, all with full trimmings.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of roasts
Noun
  • The family-friendly festivities include trick-or-treating bags for the first 250 children younger than 12 in the vendor and tattoo rooms on Saturday, plus a kids’ costume contest where every participating child wins and specialty drinks.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Georgia Renaissance Festival is extending its season for the third time with the Fall Fling, an autumnal take on the Renaissance Festival featuring six themed weekends with cooler weather, fewer crowds and adults-only evening festivities.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of festivities
Noun
  • The dinner buffets offer barbecue Thursdays, seafood Fridays or rib-eyes Saturdays.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Many of the buffets in the area were run by Korean immigrants, and the three grew up eating and working in them.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of buffets
Noun
  • In This Article These Hawaiian dinner roll sandwiches are invited to every gathering in the South—from tailgates and book clubs to luncheons and celebrations of life.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The whole point of luncheons like that is to convince members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to give your film an Oscar.
    — Jimmy Chin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of luncheons
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