cookout

English

noun
Definitions
  • (US) A gathering for a meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a domestic barbecue or a larger social event.

Etymology

Compound from English cook + English out (surpassing, beyond, outward, away from).

Origin

English

out

Gloss

surpassing, beyond, outward, away from

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