clambake
/ˈklæmˌbeɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.82 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An informal beach party in which food, usually seafood, is cooked in a firepit dug in the sand, filled with hot coals.
verb
To smoke marijuana in an enclosed space such as a car with the windows up.
American usage; Intransitive verb; Slang
Example Sentences
- "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 — lobsters, clams, sausage, potatoes, corn on the cob — topped with a wet tarp."
- "2004, New Yorker, 9-16 August not in their Ivy privilege or clambake geography"
- "When I was 16, I used to clambake with these two friends almost every day on the way to school"
- "i love clmabaking..it's been so long since ive done it though..i remember once my friends and i were clambaking at the forest preserve in the car and this ranger comes along so we roll all the windows down and there was like a huge cloud floating over the car."
- "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"
- "recently i went on a camp out with a bunch o friends and we packed one of the biggest blunts ive ever had. i think it was about 6 grams. this thing was huge. we smoked it between like 4 people, and afterward, when we were all sittin in the clambaked tent, the kid across from me was glowing..."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈklæmˌbeɪk/
Usage
- American usage
- Slang
- Intransitive verb
- Transitive verb