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 newcomer went straight into shooting Blue's post-bachelorette party rescue of a runaway pedal party bike. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025 To make the resemblance even more uncanny, Kris, 69, recently sparked conversation on social media after debuting her new youthful appearance at Lauren Sánchez’s bachelorette party in May. Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025 What was Selena’s bachelorette party like? Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 Some brides wear little white dresses for their bridal showers and bachelorette parties, or even to go wedding dress shopping in. Natalie Wu megan Sauer, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bachelorette party

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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 Oct. 2025.

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