meet and greet

Or meet-and-greet

[meet-uhn--greet]

noun

1. a planned social occasion or activity at which a person, usually someone well-known, is formally introduced to attendees to socialize with them or answer their questions.

   We were invited to a meet and greet with the cast after the performance.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to meet at such an event: There will be a party next week for the new boss to meet-and-greet our employees.

   You can meet and greet with the author after the reading.

   There will be a party next week for the new boss to meet-and-greet our employees.

Word History and Origins

Origin of meet and greet¹

First recorded in 1815–20 for verb; 1960–65 for noun

Example Sentences

At the end of 2007, Bear Stearns had nevertheless invited Eisman to a warm and fuzzy meet and greet with their new CEO, Alan Schwartz.

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"If it's just a meet and greet, then I will meet and greet. If the discussion is genocide, then that's a completely different thing. But I doubt that will be the discussion with the president," she told the debate.

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Sometimes this meet and greet releases massive energy in the form of powerful invisible jets, appearing just like the water jet used by firefighters to put out a fire.

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"We then spruce the doggy up with a mini groom, doggy perfume, tuxedo, flower colours. And then normally most dogs will be at the meet and greet as the guests are arriving."

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“We do everything to meet and greet, to direct voter contact … we’re trying to meet voters where they are.”

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