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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Enjoy for breakfast, or cut the toast into quarters and serve as a side dish or appetizer at your summer cookout.
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Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
For us, the machines were useful for loading firewood for an outdoor hotdog cookout in the winter sun.
—New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2025
Visiting a locale like Truckee–Tahoe during spring can feel as intimately social as stumbling on a neighborhood cookout.
—Miles Howard, AFAR Media, 6 Feb. 2025
Between cookouts, family gatherings and fireworks — meaning doors open, unfamiliar guests and loud noises — pets may get scared and run off from their homes.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2025
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Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
For us, the machines were useful for loading firewood for an outdoor hotdog cookout in the winter sun.
—New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2025
Visiting a locale like Truckee–Tahoe during spring can feel as intimately social as stumbling on a neighborhood cookout.
—Miles Howard, AFAR Media, 6 Feb. 2025
Between cookouts, family gatherings and fireworks — meaning doors open, unfamiliar guests and loud noises — pets may get scared and run off from their homes.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 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 4 Mar. 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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