meetup

noun

meet·​up ˈmēt-ˌəp 

variants or meet-up

plural meetups or meet-ups

: an informal meeting or get-together

… people who frequently use their cell phones to communicate with others often do so to arrange face-to-face meetings. "For people that live locally or on campus, I'll text them to arrange a meetup if I want to talk to them and hang out …," [Sydney] Cole said.

—Samantha Savery

… wanting to believe that their dead loved one is living happily ever after and will be available for meet-ups later on …

—Gary J. Whittenberger

… nobody finds this impromptu UN meet-up unusual in Miami.

—Andrew Nelson

often, specifically : a social event for people with shared interests organized through the Meetup Internet service

They treat their bodies as guinea pigs and gather in meet-ups and conferences to swap stories—backed by data, of course—about the best ways to lose weight, work more efficiently and get smarter.

—Bryan Walsh

Examples of meetup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Expat meetups, workshops and local events can be a great way to connect with people who understand the challenges and rewards of moving abroad. —Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

Tickets to Welcome Back Wonho at the fan meetup tour go on sale Monday, Oct. 28, at 10 a.m. local time. —Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024

Since then, meetups have grown from thirty people to more than a thousand. —André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024

Our plurality occupation is, inevitably, lawyer, and so our most active members — connected by group chats, email lists, and offline meetups — include patent, insurance, and environmental attorneys and a Fed. —Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above