tailgate party
noun
US
: a social gathering in which food and drinks are served at or near the back end of a parked vehicle (such as a pickup truck) that usually occurs in a parking lot before or after a public event (such as a football game or concert)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Last month, Temple opened up about her on-screen friendship with Waddingham's character Rebecca at a special screening and tailgate party in honor of the Emmys. 
Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022 Mosquitoes zoom in like sports fans to a tailgate party. Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2022 Other festivities include an art exhibit, Habitat for Humanity neighborhood revitalization effort, minority business reception and pregame Classic tailgate party. Marc Bona, cleveland, 16 June 2022 Packages including six-nights lodging at Grand Hyatt, airport transfers, reserved game tickets, tailgate party tickets and daily breakfast vouchers cost $6,200 for a single-occupancy room. Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 2 June 2022 Obviously the thing to do to celebrate was invite friends over to have a tailgate party in our driveway during an unexpected snowstorm. Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Mar. 2022 Then, at a pregame tailgate party Friday afternoon, he was handed a Guardians T-shirt as part of a promotional giveaway. New York Times, 16 Apr. 2022 In addition, The Sub Station is hosting a pre-game tailgate party before the Wadsworth High School homecoming football game and will be serving up quarter-pound hotdogs and DiRusso’s sausage. Sam Boyer, cleveland, 26 Sep. 2021 But by Saturday night, Steve Slusher threw his hands in the air at Bengal Jim's tailgate party. Keith Sharon, The Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2022 See More
Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022 Mosquitoes zoom in like sports fans to a tailgate party. Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2022 Other festivities include an art exhibit, Habitat for Humanity neighborhood revitalization effort, minority business reception and pregame Classic tailgate party. Marc Bona, cleveland, 16 June 2022 Packages including six-nights lodging at Grand Hyatt, airport transfers, reserved game tickets, tailgate party tickets and daily breakfast vouchers cost $6,200 for a single-occupancy room. Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 2 June 2022 Obviously the thing to do to celebrate was invite friends over to have a tailgate party in our driveway during an unexpected snowstorm. Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Mar. 2022 Then, at a pregame tailgate party Friday afternoon, he was handed a Guardians T-shirt as part of a promotional giveaway. New York Times, 16 Apr. 2022 In addition, The Sub Station is hosting a pre-game tailgate party before the Wadsworth High School homecoming football game and will be serving up quarter-pound hotdogs and DiRusso’s sausage. Sam Boyer, cleveland, 26 Sep. 2021 But by Saturday night, Steve Slusher threw his hands in the air at Bengal Jim's tailgate party. Keith Sharon, The Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1958, in the meaning defined above
- stand something in good stead
- stand surety
- stand tall
- stand the test of time
- stand to attention
- stand to reason
- stand treat
- stand trial
- stand up and be counted
- stand up for
- stand up to
- stand up with
- stand watch
- stand your ground law
- stand-alone
- stand-alones
- stand-down
- stand-easy
- stand-in
- stand-ins
- stand-table
- stand-up
- stand-upper
- stand-ups
- stand/face trial