Clambake
adj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 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 a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked — usually on heated stones covered with seaweed wordnet
- 3 An instance of smoking (usually marijuana) in an enclosed space. California, Northwestern, US, slang
- 4 A meeting of predominantly females. slang, vulgar
- 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 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!"
- 1 Informal, makeshift, sloppy. figuratively, not-comparable
"2004, New Yorker, 9-16 August not in their Ivy privilege or clambake geography"
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From clam + bake.
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