stag party

American  

[stag pahr-tee] / ˈstæg ˌpɑr ti /

noun

1. a social gathering or outing attended by or restricted to men only.

2. a gathering intended or suitable for men only, especially one for the purpose of watching sexually titillating movies or exhibitions.

3. Chiefly British. bachelor party.

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stag party Idioms  

1. 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]

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Etymology

Origin of stag party

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; 1960–65 stag party for def. 2

Example Sentences

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stag party

Mr Monks, from Cambuslang, near Glasgow, had travelled to the resort on 27 May on a stag party with friends.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025

Stranded at a stag party, he is drawn to Darian, an animated wannabe model from Essex, who is everything Ash isn’t — flashy, glittery and unabashedly boisterous.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 1, 2023

A surprise stag party for Stan and Ollie interferes with vacation plans with their wives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2020

The night Donna was attacked, Regan’s first cousin held a stag party for his friends.

From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2018

When I arose at the stag party with which he wound up the intellectual debauch, and questioned his infallibility, the good brethren cried, "Throw him out!"

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 by Brann, William Cowper