meetup

American  

[meet-uhp] / ˈmitˌʌp /

Or meet-up

noun

1. a meeting, especially a regular meeting of people who share a particular interest and have connected with each other through a social-networking website.

   a meetup for new moms in the neighborhood; a meetup to plan the trip.

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Usage

What does meetup mean? A meetup is an organized gathering of people, especially a regular meeting of people who share a common interest or hobby. It is usually initiated and arranged through a social network or website. Meet up (without the hyphen) is a phrasal verb meaning to meet, as in Let’s meet up at the restaurant. The term meetup as a noun was popularized by the website Meetup.com, which helps people organize such events. Example: After I moved here from the Midwest, I met most of my friends at an anime meetup.

Etymology

Origin of meetup

2000-05; meet ¹ + up, popularized by Meetup , name of a website

Example Sentences

Founded in November 2025 by Marian Botrous, with support from her husband, Errol, and her sister, Marlene, the club started with just four members at the first meetup.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Gen Z is flocking to church for community, faith and dates thanks to meetup groups such as “Pizza to Pews” and “Holy Girl Walk.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Mr Arnot and Mr Male set up an Excel meetup group this year in Bristol that has more than 150 members from across the west country and some from the south of England.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

He puts 70% odds on a Trump-Xi meetup that results in some sort of framework to reduce economic and political tensions that helps again stabilize the relationship.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

“Right, right. We should go to the meetup anyway. Maybe Arthur won’t be there. But maybe he will be,” Dylan says.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera