Definition
cookoffs
noun
- plural of cookoff; competitive cooking events in which participants prepare dishes to be judged
Usage: informal; typically used in the plural or as a mass noun
Examples
- The county fair hosts several cookoffs every summer.
- She won first place in three different cookoffs last year.
- Chili cookoffs are popular events in Texas.
- Local restaurants compete in the annual barbecue cookoffs.
- Many families participate in neighborhood cookoffs during the holidays.