meetup
Americannoun
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meetups
plural
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.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of meetup
2000-05; meet 1 + up, popularized by Meetup , name of a website
Example Sentences
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She's started arranging a regular meetup called Soft Sunday, where people come together for curated wellness experiences.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Yoga teacher Anastasiia Mirraslavska, for example, hosts a meetup called Sunday Reset in London.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Conference, an annual meetup of the nation’s cultural power brokers that’s colloquially referred to as “billionaire sleepaway camp.”
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Some classes were asynchronous while others required Zoom meetings and an occasional campus meetup.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
When Doc went into the office, Coal waited at the side of the building until most of the school had filed inside instead of going to the usual meetup place.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Black Girl Perfume Club was founded in 2023 by Taylyn Washington-Harmon, launching online before expanding into in-person meetups.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
The U.S. will look to confirm China’s commitment to the truce—including continued access to China’s rare earths—and try to extend that truce and confirm three other meetups between Xi and Trump this year.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Young adults are seeking community and tradition amid geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainties, with some joining “Pizza to Pews” meetups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
Our members are passionate about our regional cuisine; they’ve even had meetups and social functions.”
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
“Alumni networks, industry meetups and even cold outreach to professionals in your target field can open doors.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026
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