meet and greet

noun

: a reception at which a public figure (such as a politician or rock star) socializes with press members and other guests
The candidate held a meet and greet with voters.
The pop singer took time for a meet and greet with fans.

Examples of meet and greet in a Sentence

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Keep being passionate, keep making art, and showing up to the meet and greets and being excited about my drag. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2025 The exhibit closes with a meet and greet event on March 28 from 6-9pm. Justin L. MacK, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025 Dog-to-dog meet and greets are suspended until further notice. Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025 Republican Women California – Intermountain: 11 a.m. meet and greet, lunch and meeting at 11:30 a.m. Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for meet and greet

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of meet and greet was in 1960

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“Meet and greet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meet%20and%20greet. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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