Royal Ascot
Definition
A prestigious and world-famous annual horse racing event held in Berkshire, England, attended by British royalty and known for its strict dress code and flamboyant millinery.
A social gathering synonymous with upper-crust traditionalism, where the pursuit of winning a bet on a thoroughbred is often secondary to the competitive sport of wearing a hat the size of a dinner table.
Examples
If your hat at Royal Ascot doesn't possess its own microclimate or a zip code, are you even really trying?
The horses are the only ones at Royal Ascot actually working for a living; everyone else is just there to see if they can survive an afternoon without losing their fascinator in a gust of wind.
One does not simply attend Royal Ascot; one performs a high-stakes endurance test involving champagne, stiff fabrics, and the crushing pressure of appearing socially relevant for five consecutive days.