clam bake

Noun

clambake (plural clambakes)

1. (New-England) 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 —...2015 July 10, Alexandria Symonds, “How to Throw a Clambake Like You’re From Rhode Island”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
2. (California, Northwestern, US, slang) An instance of smoking (usually marijuana) in an enclosed space.

   Synonyms:

   hotbox

3. (slang, vulgar) A meeting of predominantly females.

   Synonyms:

   taco fest

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