cookout
/ˈkʊkaʊt
/noun North American
A party or gathering where a meal is cooked and eaten outdoors: a cookout for the entire town...
- They lived in military housing, and his stepfather invited a lot of the single sailors to come over for cookouts and parties.
- Every Fourth of July, after our holiday cookout, we'd gather as a mass in the yard with lawn chairs and blankets to watch the fireworks.
- Today, the restored teahouse once again plays host to tea-party fund-raisers, cookouts with friends, and children's parties.
