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

He’s logged more than 10,000 miles hosting small business meetups in person and pitching his Zoom groups. —Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025

Both had a passion for golfing, but felt the area was missing a simulator facility that was about networking and meetups along with the game. —Gqlshare, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025

Its January event was supposed to take place at the usual location, the Altadena Public Library, but the Eaton Fire postponed their meetup. —Iris Kim, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025

Close observers agree, saying Newsom’s mandate appears to have been driven by political calculations more so than just about creating more spontaneous meetups at the water cooler. —Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for meetup

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup