Definition of "cookout" [cookout]

• A meal cooked and served outdoors. (noun)

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• "Look at this cookout from a layperson’s point of view."
• "Lou Gots: Look at this cookout from a layperson’s point of view."
• "But Orange told Post colleague Mike DeBonis that the cookout was a thank-you for working the straw poll."