cacklefest
n.— «In early 2000, an idea came to the surface, of push-starting as many cars as possible at CHRR in rapid-fire fashion, just like the old days. Museum Curator Greg Sharp said something like, ‘it’ll be a regular cacklefest’*and the name stuck. We were able to line up nine cars for that first event.» —“Preparations continue for NHRA reunion at Famoso” by Bill Curtis One Bakersfield (California) Aug. 17, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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