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

His administration said last week that police had preempted a similar Hyde Park meetup. —Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026

Scott recently attended a meetup for the first time with his three-year-old daughter, Amahle. —La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026

These gatherings weren't just meetups to watch soccer but moments of togetherness for these communities. —Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026

During a pre-match meetup, Gonzalez swapped jerseys with Mbappe, the French forward who stars for Real Madrid in La Liga. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026

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