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.

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Maybe that change will come from an encounter in his audience, a meet and greet after his set, or the outreach organizers there. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025 Laugh Floor, Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover, Haunted Mansion, the Mickey meet and greet, Princess Fairytale Hall meet and greets, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Jungle Cruise, and TRON Lightcycle / Run, were unaffected by the outage. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025 In December, some of the actors who played various siblings and cousins of Kevin's reunited for a meet and greet at an event in New Jersey. Nick Romano, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025 Some 300 attendees gathered for the welcoming meet and greet at Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art, followed by a masterclass by Brazilian director Walter Salles, fresh from his Best International Feature Film win for I’m Still Here. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Apr. 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 22 May. 2025.

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