bachelorette party

noun

: a party for a woman who is about to be married usually attended by women only
Arriving at a second bar where they planned to wind up the night, they found the upper floor occupied by his fiancee, at her own much-rowdier bachelorette party.—Nicholas Kulish

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Shanty has a ski village area with bars and restaurants with bachelorette parties, wedding parties and golfers right in the mix. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 At the time, News 12 reported, Horner's wife was away at a bachelorette party. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Others take their nostalgia by meme or American Girl store bachelorette party. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026 That doesn’t include engagement parties, bachelor or bachelorette parties, or showers. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bachelorette party

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First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bachelorette party was in 1943

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“Bachelorette party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bachelorette%20party. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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