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

If plans change minutes before a meetup, offer a new time and choose a setting that keeps conversation easy. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2026

From malls to McDonald's, America's meetups Of course, Costco is not the first commercial space to function as a town square. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

Choudri is slated to speak at an international railway meetup in Berlin next week. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

The meetup, billed as the biggest weekly car show in the world, frequently draws hundreds of vehicles to the Outlets at San Clemente including hypercars, supercars, hot rods, muscle cars and motorcycles. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 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