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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb to enter uninvited into a party or other social event.

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

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  • verb enter uninvited; informal

Etymologies

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gate +‎ crash

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