bachelor party

noun

: a party for a man who is about to be married usually attended by men only
The plot is perfect. It's got three groomsmen taking a groom to Vegas for a bachelor party, only the next morning the three groomsmen can't remember a single thing that happened, that's how blotto they got.Erik Hedegaard

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The film follows a 40-year-old executive who hopes to save his flailing career by joining a group of twentysomethings on a wild three-day bachelor party, after he’s inadvertently added to their group text. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025 The New York Times reported in 2018 that Trump taped a video for Cuomo’s 1990 bachelor party. Terry Moseley, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 Shayne’s potent combination of swagger and self-doubt came to a head at the Love Is Blind bachelor party. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025 How fun: a bachelor party wearing matching black tank tops. Caity Weaver, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bachelor party

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First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bachelor party was in 1863

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“Bachelor party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bachelor%20party. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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