tailgate party
noun
US
: a social gathering in which food and drinks are served at or near the back end of a parked vehicle (such as a pickup truck) that usually occurs in a parking lot before or after a public event (such as a football game or concert)
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One of the stranger traditions at Bills tailgate parties involves fans leaping from considerable heights — say the roof of an SUV — and doing a belly-flop onto a folding table that doesn’t stand a chance.
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Get tickets for the Panthers, join Roaring Riot and plan a tailgate party with Birdsong Brewing’s beer cheese recipe.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
Centennial 38 has regularly bused fans from Denver while organizing tailgate parties before matches to make up for the lack of food and entertainment options nearby.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
Pregame, Snoop Dogg snagged passes on the field and even visited some tailgate parties before taking to the 50-yard line for the ceremonial coin toss, the Associated Press reports.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Get tickets for the Panthers, join Roaring Riot and plan a tailgate party with Birdsong Brewing’s beer cheese recipe.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
Centennial 38 has regularly bused fans from Denver while organizing tailgate parties before matches to make up for the lack of food and entertainment options nearby.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
Pregame, Snoop Dogg snagged passes on the field and even visited some tailgate parties before taking to the 50-yard line for the ceremonial coin toss, the Associated Press reports.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Tailgate party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailgate%20party. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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