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Clambake

//ˈklæmˌbeɪk// adj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Informal, makeshift, sloppy. figuratively, not-comparable

    "2004, New Yorker, 9-16 August not in their Ivy privilege or clambake geography"

Noun
  1. 1
    An informal beach party in which food, usually seafood, is cooked in a firepit dug in the sand, filled with hot coals. New-England

    "In Newport, R. I., the clambake is more than just a way to pass a summer afternoon; it’s a beloved New England tradition that locals take very seriously. […] Traditionally, a clambake involves building a fire pit, coating the hot rocks and coals with seaweed and cooking a mélange of treats — lobsters, clams, sausage, potatoes, corn on the cob — topped with a wet tarp."

  2. 2
    a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked — usually on heated stones covered with seaweed wordnet
  3. 3
    An instance of smoking (usually marijuana) in an enclosed space. California, Northwestern, US, slang
  4. 4
    A meeting of predominantly females. slang, vulgar
Verb
  1. 1
    To smoke marijuana in an enclosed space such as a car with the windows up. California, Northwestern, US, intransitive, slang

    "When I was 16, I used to clambake with these two friends almost every day on the way to school"

  2. 2
    To enclose something and fill it with smoke by smoking (usually marijuana) inside it. California, Northwestern, US, slang, transitive

    "We clambaked the car last night!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From clam + bake.

Etymology 2

From clam + bake.

Etymology 3

From clam + bake.

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