bake sale

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Noun

bake sale (plural bake sales)

  1. A fundraising activity where baked goods are sold, with profits going to charity or some other good cause.
    • 2007, Louise Fritz, Living with Big Dogs, page 99:
      We try to do our part, and whenever there is a bake sale, we try to participate.
    • 2019 November 6, “Network News”, in Rail, page 23:
      Funds were also raised through LNER staff volunteering their time to participate in a range of activities, including sporting events, bake sales and raffles.
  2. (slang) A session of smoking marijuana.

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