party boat

American

noun

a boat that takes paying passengers for a day or several hours of fishing, as in coastal waters or a bay, and usually rents fishing tackle and sells or provides bait.

Etymology

Origin of party boat

First recorded in 1935–40

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party boat

It was like 25 minutes of the party boat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025

“All this is happening so fast,” said Greg Cudnik, a recreational fisherman, bait and tackle shop owner and party boat captain from Ship Bottom, New Jersey.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2023

Some 50 cases have now been detected including the three linked to the Sydney party boat.

From Reuters ● Dec. 9, 2021

In its second life it became an illicit party boat, the site of Burning Man-style raves, and a home to artists and other off-the-grid types.

From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2021

Mind humming with pleased though still highly skeptical speculations, Barney went back to the boat station and inquired when the party boat was due to return.

From Gone Fishing by Schmitz, James H.

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