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

On Sunday night, the reality star was thousands of miles from the villa drama at Grails in Wynwood for a meet and greet with Smirnoff Ice. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Most include a meet and greet with characters, like Mickey and friends at Chef Mickey’s inside the Contemporary Resort, or Pooh and pals at Crystal Palace in Magic Kingdom. — Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 10 July 2026

Events, meet and greets, panels and activations were divided into the three main categories of film and tv, book adaptations (with author signings) and musical experiences — plugging Amazon Music as their streaming service branch. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 June 2026

The brand hosted a meet and greet for New York City children with Anunoby at its midtown showroom on Thursday evening. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for meet and greet

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