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

Mayci and Whitney meet up at Swig to establish an agenda for the meetup. —Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2025

Prior to Taylor's meetup with Brunette, Jessi briefly addressed a rumor that she was seen making out with him at a Los Angeles bar. —Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025

The club’s inaugural meetup in 2016 was a playful gathering of students, single mothers, organizers and professionals to play a game of kickball. —Deanna Taylor, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025

Recently, Leonara took a trip to Hawaii for a meetup of like-minded AI theorists, organized under the banner of an organization calling itself the Society for AI Collaboration Studies (established as an LLC in Wyoming in early October). —Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 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