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stag party
[ stag pahr-tee ]
noun
- a social gathering or outing attended by or restricted to men only.
- a gathering intended or suitable for men only, especially one for the purpose of watching sexually titillating movies or exhibitions.
- Chiefly British. bachelor party ( def ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stag party1
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Idioms and Phrases
A social gathering for men exclusively, often involving entertainment considered unsuitable for women. For example, They wanted to give him a stag party before the wedding but John wasn't interested . This idiom uses stag in the sense of “a man unaccompanied by a woman.” [c. 1850]Discover More
Example Sentences
“President Zal ul-Haq refused me entry to his entourage, saying it was a stag party,” Mustafa told the audience.
A man came in with two girls, and, seeing a jolly stag party at another table, decided to join them.
If a man is introduced to him, unattended by a woman, and he is with a stag party, politeness bids him also rise.
Do not explain the mechanism of a gas engine at an afternoon tea or the culture of hollyhocks at a stag party.
George Eliot, of course, I could not invite to a stag party.
At the ball, at the stag party, and during the entire proceedings of the convention.
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