bachelorette party

noun

: a party for a woman who is about to be married usually attended by women only
Arriving at a second bar where they planned to wind up the night, they found the upper floor occupied by his fiancee, at her own much-rowdier bachelorette party.Nicholas Kulish

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The girls are giddily planning the wedding and bachelorette party as if several core issues are not still unresolved. Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 The 27-year-old Dickinson actress recently announced her engagement through a series of Instagram photos from her bachelorette party. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025 Avery Biber landed in Boston for a bachelorette party. Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025 Back in 2014, when Kardashian was marrying Kanye West, Rousteing was responsible for the little white beaded dress the star wore to her bachelorette party (fresh off its fall 2012 catwalk)—embroidered with a sweet red rose and crystals. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bachelorette party

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bachelorette party was in 1943

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“Bachelorette party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bachelorette%20party. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.

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