meet and greet

noun

: a reception at which a public figure (such as a politician or rock star) socializes with press members and other guests

The candidate held a meet and greet with voters.

The pop singer took time for a meet and greet with fans.

Examples of meet and greet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There will be mermaid swim shows and meet and greets, pirate adventure shows and sailor camp. —Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025

For many years Disney’s parks have been home to after-hours events and seasonal parties which come at an additional cost and give guests access to special fireworks shows as well as meet and greets with rare characters. —Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

The Bronx rapper is taking it back to the basics by heading out on a run of meet and greets across the country. —Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2025

The event is free, and will include a question-and-answer portion as well as a meet and greet. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for meet and greet

• bittersweet
• celestite
• incomplete
• indiscreet
• marguerite
• obsolete
• overeat
• overheat
• parakeet
• stillingfleet
• superheat
• amit