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

Investigation continues into chaotic car meetup Video captured the chaos of the incident, with cars doing donuts in the street and fireworks being set off. —Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025

Tall Tour is a tall person meetup, hosted by Bergantino. —Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Dec. 2025

As the largest ski area in the Canadian Rockies, Lake Louise spans 4,200 acres across four mountain faces, and at the base sits an old-school lodge that serves as a hub for gear rentals and lunchtime meetups. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025

In 2024, Dench was forced to stay home from their meetup after undergoing chemotherapy following a breast cancer diagnosis. —Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025

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