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third-person singular simple present gatecrashes, present participle gatecrashing, simple past and past participle gatecrashed
To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid. examples
usually uncountable, plural gatecrashes
An instance of gatecrashing a party, event, etc. examples
(Asian English) 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. quotations 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 October 2017
For 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
During 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
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 Singapore