meetup

American  

[meet-uhp] / ˈmitˌʌp /

Or meet-up

noun

1. a meeting, especially a regular meeting of people who share a particular interest and have connected with each other through a social-networking website.

   a meetup for new moms in the neighborhood; a meetup to plan the trip.

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Usage

What does meetup mean? A meetup is an organized gathering of people, especially a regular meeting of people who share a common interest or hobby. It is usually initiated and arranged through a social network or website. Meet up (without the hyphen) is a phrasal verb meaning to meet, as in Let’s meet up at the restaurant. The term meetup as a noun was popularized by the website Meetup.com, which helps people organize such events. Example: After I moved here from the Midwest, I met most of my friends at an anime meetup.

Etymology

Origin of meetup

2000-05; meet ¹ + up, popularized by Meetup , name of a website

Example Sentences

Around 20 dads showed up at the first meetup in Brooklyn’s McCarren Park, where Gonzales supplied doughnuts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Mr Arnot and Mr Male set up an Excel meetup group this year in Bristol that has more than 150 members from across the west country and some from the south of England.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

He puts 70% odds on a Trump-Xi meetup that results in some sort of framework to reduce economic and political tensions that helps again stabilize the relationship.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

No longer: Now there are governors and congresspeople in attendance, as well as big donors like Arnold Ventures and Open Philanthropy, helping to fund both the meetup and the activities of its attendees.

From Slate • Sep. 21, 2025

“I tried coming to yours and Ben’s rescue with that Yale meetup, so this’ll make me feel better,” Samantha says.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera