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
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
Gary J. Whittenberger… nobody finds this impromptu UN meet-up unusual in Miami.—Andrew Nelson
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
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Davis suggested that managers still create social spaces – such as coffee meetups or team lunches – in states that ban happy hours.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
There is also the rise of circular economies, which combine local Bitcoin meetups and a community centered on gathering to spend Bitcoin.
—Roger Huang, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Now, Old Girls Club has taken on a life of its own, with some members organizing their own local meetups.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for meetup
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“Meetup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meetup. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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