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

Examples of bachelorette party in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meghan also had her bachelorette party there in March 2018, shortly before the pair got married. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Once a bachelorette party came in all wearing bridesmaid gowns. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026

Between jobs, graduate school and cross-country travel, the women joked about picking up extra shifts just to afford every bridal shower, bachelorette party and wedding on the calendar. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

My husband — my fiance, at the time — had to come pick us up, which is very bachelorette party vibes. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bachelorette party

• arty
• carty
• hearty
• parti
• astarte
• mccarty
• nonparty
• counterparty
• multiparty