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CLAMBAKE
clambake
(noun) a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked--usually on heated stones covered with seaweed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
clambake (plural clambakes)
An informal beach party in which food, usually seafood, is cooked in a pit dug in the sand, filled with hot coals.
(slang, chiefly, West Coast US) An instance of smoking (usually marijuana) in an enclosed space.
Synonym: hotbox
(slang, vulgar) A meeting of predominantly females.
Synonym: taco fest
Adjective
clambake (not comparable)
(figurative) Informal, makeshift, sloppy.
Verb
clambake (third-person singular simple present clambakes, present participle clambaking, simple past and past participle clambaked)
(intransitive, slang, chiefly, West Coast US) To smoke marijuana in an enclosed space such as a car with the windows up.
(transitive, slang, chiefly, West Coast US) To enclose something and fill it with smoke by smoking (usually marijuana) inside it.
Synonyms
• hotbox
Source: Wiktionary
Clam"bake, n.
Definition: The backing or steaming of clams on heated stones, between layers of seaweed; hence, a picnic party, gathered on such an occasion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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