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gatecrash

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɡeɪtkɹaʃ/ Singaporean English
  • rhymes with -æʃ

1

noun

Meaning 1

An instance of gatecrashing a party, event, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Part 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Qualifier: Asian English

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From gate + crash.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: влизам без билет (vlizam bez bilet) — to go to a social event without being invited, or without having paid
  • Catalan: colar-se — to go to a social event without being invited, or without having paid
  • Finnish: kuokkia — to go to a social event without being invited, or without having paid
  • French: s'incruster — to go to a social event without being invited, or without having paid
  • French: taper l'incruste — to go to a social event without being invited, or without having paid
  • French: resquiller — to go to a social event without being invited, or without having paid
  • German: ungebeten erscheinen — to go to a social event without being invited, or without having paid
  • Italian: fare il portoghese — to go to a social event without being invited, or without having paid
  • Italian: imbucarsi — to go to a social event without being invited, or without having paid
  • Polish: wchodzić na krzywy ryj — to go to a social event without being invited, or without having paid
  • Polish: wejść na krzywy ryj — to go to a social event without being invited, or without having paid
  • Portuguese: entrar de penetra — to go to a social event without being invited, or without having paid
  • Spanish: colarse — to go to a social event without being invited, or without having paid