gatecrash

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gatecrash

  • /ˈɡeɪtkɹaʃ/

Rhymes with -æʃ

Where it comes from

From gate + crash.

verb gatecrashes · gatecrashing · gatecrashed

  1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid. “[…] I mean, she doesn’t belong to the Society—“ ”What Society?” ”The Society that was meeting. I think she pushed in for a joke.” ”Gate-crashed you? […]”

noun gatecrashes

  1. uncountable, usually An instance of gatecrashing a party, event, etc.
  2. uncountable, usually Part of a traditional Chinese wedding ceremony in which the groom and his groomsmen complete several difficult or embarrassing tasks prepared by the bridesmaids to prove his love for the bride. We’ve heard of stories of grooms getting nervous before their big day – not because they’re afraid of botching their vows, or welling up in unmanly but happy tears – but because of the tasks that await them during the gatecrashing ceremony.

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