/ Dictionary / Index C cookout: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cook•out Pronunciation: (kook'out"), [key] — n. a party or entertainment featuring the cooking and eating of a meal out of doors. the process of cooking and eating a meal outdoors. a meal cooked and eaten in the open. —adj. of, pertaining to, or intended for use or consumption at a cookout. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cookout (Thesaurus) cookoff cookshack Related Content Daily Word Quiz: eccentric Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language