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

The billionaire space pilot and philanthropist is counting down to his meetup with the foremost champions of the American space agency in the U.S. Senate this week. —Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Attending startup events, industry conferences, and local meetups can also help expand your network. —Abdo Riani, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025

Use today’s meetup between the moon and Jupiter as a launchpad. —Usa Today, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025

Our interstellar neighbors will bedazzle the night skies throughout the next few weeks, from moon-planet meetups in early April to a dreamy planet-moon pyramid just before May. —Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 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