clambake

noun
/ˈklæmˌbeɪk/US

Etymology

From clam + bake.

  1. derived from *bʰeh₃g-
  2. inherited from *bakaną
  3. inherited from *bakan
  4. inherited from bacan
  5. inherited from baken
  6. compounded as clambake — “clam + bake

Definitions

  1. An informal beach party in which food, usually seafood, is cooked in a firepit dug in the…

    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.

  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. Informal, makeshift, sloppy.

      • 2004, New Yorker, 9-16 August not in their Ivy privilege or clambake geography
    2. 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
      • Its 4:02 pm, but i couldnt wait for 4:20 so im high right now... actuelly, i smoked bout 25 mins ago.... i let my dogg sit in my clambaked room for like 20 mins, now shes scarfing down her food in the kitchen... lol
    3. To enclose something and fill it with smoke by smoking (usually marijuana) inside it.

      • We clambaked the car last night!

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA