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

Some of the cities that just miss out on the top five include Amsterdam, Glasgow, and Zurich—the latter has the highest number of meetup groups per 100,000 people in Europe. Follow me on Twitter. —Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025

The victim got out of the car and entered the meetup location. —Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2025

The camp will provide nearly a week’s respite for parents, and quarterly meetups, outings to sports games, and other activities for campers and parents are intended to foster relationships providing support, community and friendship, Marquez says. —Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024

But what exactly led to that iconic meetup—and will Taylor Swift ever make it to a Indiana Fever game? —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above