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chowdown

chowdown noun: a session of vigorous eating.

Noun

chowdown (plural chowdowns)

  1. (informal) A session of vigorous eating.
    • That Bereket […] draws couples, families and working men from Turkey and other areas of the Middle East and Southeast Europe tells you there is more to this fast-food place than wee-hours chowdowns.2003, Daniel Young, The Rough Guide to New York City Restaurants, page 114

Forms of chowdown

pluralchowdowns

Origin of chowdown

Deverbal from chow down.

Questions about chowdown

What does chowdown mean?
Chowdown means a session of vigorous eating.
What part of speech is chowdown?
Chowdown is a noun.
What is the plural of chowdown?
The plural of chowdown is chowdowns.

Words near chowdown in the dictionary

  1. chowderlike
  2. chowders
  3. Chowdhary
  4. Chowdhury
  5. Chowdhurys
  6. chowdown
  7. chowdowns
  8. chowdries
  9. chowdry
  10. chowed
  11. chowed down

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