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

The project involved over 300 students between ages 11 and 13, who attended a one hour, once-a-week meetup that tied fraction lessons to specific basketball drills. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 June 2026

The ValQueeries, drawing from fans across the Bay area, have 3,000 Instagram followers and a core group of regulars who attend pregame happy hours, watch parties and postgame meetups. —Bay City News, Mercury News, 9 June 2026

That laid the groundwork for Middle Brow’s casual monthly meetups. —Lisa Shames, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026

After that, the Orion capsule will detach from the Blue Origin spacecraft and perform a similar meetup and demonstration with a version of SpaceX’s Starship. —Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 June 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