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bachelorette party

noun

Definition of bachelorette party

: 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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The location is also no doubt looking to get in on some of the corporate team-building, bachelorette parties, date nights and other private event business that has been driving the national growth of axe-throwing the past few years. John Wenzel, The Know, "An axe-throwing club opened next door to Denver’s biggest haunted house," 21 Aug. 2019 Jaclyn Jendrisak, 31, was in town from St. Louis for a bachelor/bachelorette party. Washington Post, "Big league ballparks broil as heat wave grips much of majors," 21 July 2019 My maid of honor really showed out this weekend and threw me the bachelorette party of my dreams. De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, "Selena Gomez Was the Maid of Honor at Cousin Priscilla DeLeon's Wedding," 20 July 2019 The owners plan to hold bachelorette parties, decorating classes, and kid birthday parties. Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "C. Adams Bakery owners want to open a dessert bakery in Wauwatosa," 21 June 2019 The bride wanted her crew of five bridesmaids to pay for the entire bachelorette party weekend (in an international locale). NBC News, "I put 4 negotiation tactics for introverts to the test — here's what happened," 17 June 2019 There were groups of friends, a bachelorette party and a few birthdays among the crowd. Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, "Drag Diva Brunch twirls into Houston with a Madonna tribute at House of Blues," 3 Aug. 2019 The reality star, who will tie the knot with fiancé Bryan Abasolo next month, threw a glamorous bachelorette party in Costa Rica, complete with twerking classes, yacht parties and celebratory champagne. Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, "Rachel Lindsay Celebrates Her Bachelorette Party with Fellow Bachelor Alums in Costa Rica," 28 July 2019 More recently, Gomez threw DeLeon a bachelorette party in June that took the form of a girls' trip to Puerta Vallerta, Mexico. Abby Gardner, Glamour, "Selena Gomez Was a Gorgeous Maid of Honor at Her Cousin's Wedding," 20 July 2019

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First Known Use of bachelorette party

1943, in the meaning defined above

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