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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Cher is iconic; your bachelorette party was not. Daniela Tijerina, Vanity Fair, 2 Mar. 2026 Stripper At last, Storrie breaks out the Russian accent in this sketch about a bachelorette party stripper who gets hit by a car on the way there. Rima Parikh, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2026 The traffic, bachelorette party buses and more inelegant tourists are far out of sight and view from up here. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026 Shared albums are especially useful for special events like vacations, reunions and bachelorette parties. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bachelorette party

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 14 Mar. 2026.

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