hen party

American  

[hen pahr-tee] / ˈhɛn ˌpɑr ti /

noun

Informal.

1. a social gathering for women only.

   One after another the neighborhood wives stopped by for coffee, and by midafternoon we had quite the hen party!

2. Also called hen night.  Also called hen do.  British, Australian. bachelorette party.

   I’ve reserved the entire pub for my sister’s hen party.

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hen party British  

noun

1. informal a party at which only women are present Compare hen night stag night

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Etymology

Origin of hen party

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Elsewhere, Alex Settle, a police officer from Hull and her hen party of 14 were told their flight from Portugal to Manchester had been cancelled by EasyJet when they arrived at the airport.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2022

In Cordoba, Andalusia, a group of women who had come from Madrid for a hen party were feeling the heat, one dressed as a pink flamingo.

From Reuters • May 21, 2022

Alan: Drag queens in the UK, they survive it all – there’s a hen party, a stag party, people throwing beer bottles.

From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2019

I said yes to attending a close friend’s hen party but was then later asked to stump up for an Airbnb and flights to Paris from our home in the U.K.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2019

"This is our hen party, and the stag public is not admitted."

From The Little Lady of the Big House by London, Jack