bachelor party

noun

: a party for a man who is about to be married usually attended by men only
The plot is perfect. It's got three groomsmen taking a groom to Vegas for a bachelor party, only the next morning the three groomsmen can't remember a single thing that happened, that's how blotto they got.Erik Hedegaard

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While Gomez and her squad celebrated in Mexico, Blanco, 37, was having his bachelor party in Las Vegas. Erin Clack, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025 After Jeremiah gets disgustingly drunk at his bachelor party, Conrad finds out that Jeremiah cheated on Belly in Cabo. Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Episode 3 focuses on Will’s bachelor party when Will and Sylvia’s old college friend, Wild Card, who is played by Beck Bennett, comes to visit them in California. Leia Mendoza, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025 Two of the victims killed in the shooting were visiting from Southern California for a bachelor party, while the third victim was a local resident who had been driving through the casino's parking lot when he was ambushed by the suspect, police said. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bachelor party

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bachelor party was in 1863

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“Bachelor party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bachelor%20party. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.

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