Meanings
present singular third person gatecrashes · participle present gatecrashing · participle past gatecrashed · past gatecrashed
- To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
After Walsh was seen being escorted out as he attempted to gatecrash the interview, liberal viewers shared their outrage at Walsh's mocking of their convention.
2024 August 21, Will Potter, “Matt Walsh enrages Democrats by crashing DNC in 'white dudes for Kamala Harris' disguise”, in Daily Mail1 more example
“[…] I mean, she doesn’t belong to the Society—“ ”What Society?” ”The Society that was meeting. I think she pushed in for a joke.” ”Gate-crashed you? […]”
1935, Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night
plural gatecrashes
- uncountableusuallyAn instance of gatecrashing a party, event, etc.
- uncountableusuallyAsian EnglishPart of a traditional Chinese wedding ceremony in which the groom and his groomsmen complete several difficult or embarrassing tasks prepared by the bridesmaids to prove his love for the bride.
Madam Quek says: "Because my husband and most of the groomsmen are not Chinese, it was their first time experiencing a Chinese wedding gatecrash."
2016 November 6, Kimberly Lim, “Wedding gatecrashers: Putting love to the test”, in The New Paper Singapore3 more examples
We’ve heard of stories of grooms getting nervous before their big day – not because they’re afraid of botching their vows, or welling up in unmanly but happy tears – but because of the tasks that await them during the gatecrashing ceremony.
2015 October 5, Felicia Tan, “Modern alternatives to wedding traditions”, in Her World Brides Singapore, archived from the original on 14 Oct 2017For their wedding day, Mr Koh, who's 33 and works in marketing, arrived at his bride's house for the gatecrashing ceremony wearing a Darth Vader mask, while his groomsmen were decked out in Jedi robes.
2015 December 15, Lisa Twang, “Star Wars weddings hit Singapore”, in The New Paper Singapore, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2020During the 30-minute gatecrash, Mr Lee and his groomsmen did challenges such as forming a human pyramid and dancing to pop tunes such as Britney Spears' Toxic.
2016 June 12, Benson Ang, “Gladiator groomsmen”, in The Straits Times, archived from the original on 26 May 2017
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian влизам без билет
- влизам без билет (vlizam bez bilet)1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
Catalan colar-se
- colar-se1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
Dutch binnenvallen
- binnenvallen1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
Finnish kuokkia
- kuokkia1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
French s'incruster, taper l'incruste
- s'incruster1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
- taper l'incruste1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
- resquiller1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
German ungebeten erscheinen, hereinplatzen
- ungebeten erscheinen1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
- hereinplatzen1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
- ohne Einladung erscheinen1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
Italian fare il portoghese, imbucarsi
- fare il portoghese1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
- imbucarsi1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
Korean 쳐들어가다
- 쳐들어가다 (cheodeureogada)1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
Polish wchodzić na krzywy ryj, wejść na krzywy ryj
- wchodzić na krzywy ryj1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
- wejść na krzywy ryj1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
- wejście na krzywy ryj1. An instance of gatecrashing a party, event, etc.
Portuguese entrar de penetra, invadir
- entrar de penetra1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
- invadir1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
Russian нагря́нуть
- нагря́нуть (nagrjánutʹ)1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
Spanish colarse, colearse
- colarse1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
- colearse1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
- coleadura1. An instance of gatecrashing a party, event, etc.
- coleo1. An instance of gatecrashing a party, event, etc.
Swedish våldgästa
- våldgästa1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
Turkish davetsiz gitmek
- davetsiz gitmek1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
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Cite this entry
gatecrash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gatecrash
“gatecrash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gatecrash. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gatecrash,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gatecrash.
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