wiener roast

noun

An activity in which people use a ground fire (e.g., a campfire) to cook hot dogs.

“The campers decided to have a wiener roast before singing songs around the campfire.”

Meanings

nounwiener roast (plural wiener roasts)

plural wiener roasts · alternative weenie roast · alternative weenie roasting · alternative wienie roast

  1. USAn activity in which people use a ground fire (e.g., a campfire) to cook hot dogs.

    The campers decided to have a wiener roast before singing songs around the campfire.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna cookout where roasted frankfurters are the main course

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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