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Definition of Cookout
1. Noun. An informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors.
Specialized synonyms: Barbecue, Barbeque, Clambake, Fish Fry, Weenie Roast, Wiener Roast, Burgoo
Derivative terms: Cook Out
Definition of Cookout
1. Noun. (American English) A meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a domestic barbecue or a larger social event. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cookout
1. a meal eaten and prepared outdoors [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cookout
Literary usage of Cookout
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Rockies Adventure Guide by Brenda Koller (2006)
"Three-hour cookout ride includes a one-hour trail ride and a horse-drawn wagon
ride, $50; one-hour wagon ride cookout, $35. Open from Easter to Canadian ..."
2. The Virgin Islands by Lynne Sullivan (2000)
"Outdoor cookout. $$$. Dinner daily starting at 7:30 pm. ... Lowell Wheatley mans
the grills for his famous nightly cookout featuring generous portions of ..."
3. Maggie's Sauna by Paul E. Furdon (2000)
"He answered, 'Just having a little cookout, son. A cookout in the back yard is
legal, right'?" "At this point the judge began blowing into a handkerchief ..."
4. Talking, Drawing, Writing: Lessons for Our Youngest Writers by Martha Horn, Mary Ellen Giacobbe (2007)
"When I asked her what she ate at the cookout, she hesitated, then couldn't seem
to find the words. I saw quickly that it wasn't that she couldn't remember, ..."
5. Martinique, Guadeloupe, Dominica & St. Lucia Alive! by Lynne M. Sullivan (2000)
"On Sunday afternoons, locals and visitors gather on the beach for Castaway's
weekly cookout. Favorites from the grill include lobster and saucy ribs. ..."
6. The Voyage of Sabra: An Ecological Cruise Through the Caribbean, with Extras by Michael L. Frankel (1990)
"On this night there was a special Japanese cookout prepared by the only Japanese
person on the island. The meal wasn't very Japanese, but the decorations ..."
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