verb
- to enter a party, event, or venue without an invitation or without paying admission
Usage: informal; transitive or intransitive
Examples
- He tried to gatecrash the wedding but was stopped at the door.
- A group of teenagers gatecrashed the concert last night.
- She gatecrashed the exclusive party by pretending to be a guest's friend.
- They gatecrashed the festival and enjoyed the music without paying.
- Security was hired to prevent people from gatecrashing the event.
- He's known for gatecrashing parties around town.
- The uninvited guests gatecrashed the reception and caused a scene.