clambake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An informal beach party in which food, usually seafood, is cooked in a firepit dug in the sand, filled with hot coals.
  2. An instance of smoking (usually marijuana) in an enclosed space.
  3. A meeting of predominantly females.
adj
  1. Informal, makeshift, sloppy.
verb
  1. To smoke marijuana in an enclosed space such as a car with the windows up.
  2. To enclose something and fill it with smoke by smoking (usually marijuana) inside it.

Pronunciation

/ˈklæmˌbeɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-clambake.wav

Word forms

clambake clambakes clam bake clambaking clambaked

Etymology

From clam + bake.

Synonyms

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