hen party

[hen pahr-tee]

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.

hen party

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hen party¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

"Don't mind me, just choosing whether to attend or pay my rent for the next three months *crying face emoji*," wrote one TikTok user, in a video about expensive hen parties.

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"You'd be forgiven for thinking it's the world's biggest hen party," said Radio 1's Jack Saunders, surveying the multitude of pink cowboy hats in the audience.

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In recent decades tracks were marketed to stag and hen parties, or as a fun office night out.

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They said Ms Allen-Wyatt used multiple reasons for not doing them, including car crashes, lack of pitch availability, schedule clashes, her hen party and her wedding.

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And in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, some locals last month complained of an uptick in stag and hen parties after the town was popularised by BBC crime series Happy Valley.

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