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hen party

[ hen pahr-tee ]

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noun

Informal.

a social gathering for women only:
One after another the neighborhood wives stopped by for coffee, and by midafternoon we had quite the hen party!
Also called hen night [nahyt],. British, Australian. bachelorette party:
I’ve reserved the entire pub for my sister’s hen party.

hen party

noun

informal.
a party at which only women are present Compare hen night stag night

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hen party¹

First recorded in 1880–85

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In recent decades tracks were marketed to stag and hen parties, or as a fun office night out.

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They said Ms Allen-Wyatt used multiple reasons for not doing them, including car crashes, lack of pitch availability, schedule clashes, her hen party and her wedding.

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And in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, some locals last month complained of an uptick in stag and hen parties after the town was popularised by BBC crime series Happy Valley.

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He joined an agency, becoming a "butler in the buff" and posed as a life drawing model for hen parties and events.

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In Nelson, Lancashire, Beth Mosely was celebrating a year since her hen party with friends, and described a "fabulous community spirit".

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