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 royal organized the meetup of Aston Villa fans at Wetherspoons before the soccer team's game later that day. —Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025

Victim describes what happened The car meetup, featuring vehicles allegedly doing donuts and drag racing late Saturday night into early Sunday morning at the intersection of 141st Street and Boulevard, ended with the assaults and a neighbor's car set on fire, police said. —Alice Gainer, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025

If your schedule and circumstances allow for catching up in-person, aim for a spontaneous coffee meetup with a friend or accept your colleague’s invitation to join their festivities. —Monica Haider, CNN Money, 20 Nov. 2025

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