meetup

noun

meet·​up ˈmēt-ˌəp 

variants or meet-up

plural meetups or meet-ups

: an informal meeting or get-together

… people who frequently use their cell phones to communicate with others often do so to arrange face-to-face meetings. "For people that live locally or on campus, I'll text them to arrange a meetup if I want to talk to them and hang out …," [Sydney] Cole said.

—Samantha Savery

… wanting to believe that their dead loved one is living happily ever after and will be available for meet-ups later on …

—Gary J. Whittenberger

… nobody finds this impromptu UN meet-up unusual in Miami.

—Andrew Nelson

often, specifically : a social event for people with shared interests organized through the Meetup Internet service

They treat their bodies as guinea pigs and gather in meet-ups and conferences to swap stories—backed by data, of course—about the best ways to lose weight, work more efficiently and get smarter.

—Bryan Walsh

Examples of meetup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, Old Girls Club has taken on a life of its own, with some members organizing their own local meetups. —Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025

What began as casual brunch meetups soon evolved into a cultural connector - bringing together creators, marketers and industry voices in real life. —Caroline Tell, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

Aside from investing the contents of her bank account, Simpson started a blockchain lunch meetup at her next post, Facebook. —Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025

The venue regularly hosts breed-specific puppy meetups, creating fun opportunities for canine mixers. —Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for meetup

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup