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hen party

noun

Definition of hen partynext
as in tea party

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Recent Examples of hen party One hen party group nearly brought the roof down. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 2 June 2026 Scottish hen parties were deemed to contain ritualistic profanation. — Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025 With life milestones also coming thick and fast outside of birthdays, the sentiment of overspending then gets carried through to hen parties and weddings, then eventually baby showers and kids’ parties. — Alicia Lansom, refinery29.com, 22 May 2024 Today, the Czechia capital is a hot-spot for tourists, a destination for stag and hen parties. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024 Today, drinking culture is much less revered, and more often than not the idea of drinking on planes evokes images of rowdy stag dos or over zealous hen parties. — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2023 Filled with… random stuff that seems to now be a part of every hen party. — townandcountrymag.com, 29 May 2023 Sarah Ferguson had a hen party to remember — with her pal Princess Diana by her side. — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023 Over the festive period, holiday-makers included Bella Hadid with her boyfriend, Chloë Sevigny (who threw her hen party here last year) and her family, Emily Ratajkowski, and Paloma Elsesser. — Sarah Harris, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hen party
  1. tea party
  2. house party
  3. cocktail party
  4. tea
  5. supper
  6. social
  7. symposium
  8. meet and greet
Noun
  • Kremer was active in the tea party movement, which arose in opposition to government spending during President Barack Obama’s first term.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The vacation also included horseback riding, visiting an aquarium and an afternoon tea party.
    — Emy LaCroix, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of tea party
Noun
  • Plenty of people hire the whole place and throw the ultimate decadent house party.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Biles was quickly approached by Paris Hilton’s husband Carter Reum and invited to a house party.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of house party
Noun
  • On Saturday night, Mytheresa took over Café Chelsea for a cocktail party with Sevigny, who fronts their latest fall campaign.
    — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • The move is being launched at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), where IMDb is hosting an industry cocktail party on September 14.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of cocktail party
Noun
  • There’s no point in debating with customers whether the perfect pot of tea or espresso coffee brews better at temperatures that don’t peel the skin from the roof of your mouth.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Cool off with 8 unique tea lattes that take you around the world, a guide by Melody Xu.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of tea
Noun
  • Earlier that evening during his last supper with his disciples, we are told Jesus himself had fervently prayed.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Whip up this supper on a gray day to clear the poor weather haze.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of supper
Noun
  • Hair loss and skin irritation during her time managing social at Huda Beauty in Dubai turned out to be caused by water quality, not product routine, an insight that would take years to translate into a viable brand.
    — Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher recently followed the band on socials.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 10 June 2026
Definition of social
Noun
  • Similar symposiums have been held at the same location in Septembers past, but the tenor of this year’s, hosted by TreePeople, was different.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Those reading the tea leaves even focused on how Warsh kicked off his speech at the economic policy symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of symposium
Noun
  • This event includes a character meet and greet, live entertainment, giveaways and trick-or-treat stations.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Christina Grimmie Christina Grimmie’s death shocked The Voice fans when she was shot and killed during a meet and greet on June 10, 2016.
    — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of meet and greet

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