clambake
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clambake
- /ˈklæmˌbeɪk/ US
Where it comes from
From clam + bake.
noun clambakes · clam bake
- An informal beach party in which food, usually seafood, is cooked in a firepit dug in the sand, filled with hot coals. 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 — lobster
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An instance of smoking (usually marijuana) in an enclosed space.
Similar: hotbox
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A meeting of predominantly females.
Similar: taco fest
adjective clam bake
- Informal, makeshift, sloppy. 2004, New Yorker, 9-16 August not in their Ivy privilege or clambake geography
verb clambakes · clambaking · clambaked · clam bake
- To smoke marijuana in an enclosed space such as a car with the windows up. When I was 16, I used to clambake with these two friends almost every day on the way to school
- To enclose something and fill it with smoke by smoking (usually marijuana) inside it. We clambaked the car last night!
Similar: hotbox
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verb
Similar: hotbox
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title = {clambake},
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