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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Another line of attack likens the show to when bachelorette parties invade gay bars — a practice frequently scowled upon by gay patrons. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025 Kim and Kris Jenner were among those in attendance at her bachelorette party back in May at Lafayette's in Paris, before the pair, along with Khloé and Kendall and Kylie Jenner, attended Sánchez Bezos' wedding to Jeff Bezos on June 27 of this year. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025 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 Avery Biber landed in Boston for a bachelorette party. Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 20 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 27 Dec. 2025.

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