hen party
Americannoun
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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!
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Also called hen night, hen do. British, Australian. bachelorette party.
I’ve reserved the entire pub for my sister’s hen party.
noun
Etymology
Origin of hen party
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The 29-year-old says her cousin chose to hold her hen party in Spain, at a cost of about £300 per person for flights and accommodation, before factoring in spending money.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
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
I chatted to twins from Teddington at the Torquay funfair, and photographed a bride-to-be with her hen party sunbathing with cocktails on the beach.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2021
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
It’s strictly a Winnebago affair—a hen party, you’d call it.”
From The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door by Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude) Frey
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