no-host

American  

[noh-hohst] / ˈnoʊˌhoʊst /

adjective

Chiefly Western U.S.

1. requiring patrons and guests to pay a fee for attendance or to pay for any food and drink they consume.

   a no-host cocktail party; a no-host dinner-dance.

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Usage

What does no-host mean? No-host describes an event, such as a party, at which the guests must pay for their own food and drink or pay an entry fee.A Western US term, no-host is almost always used in reference to a party or similar event at which attendees pay to enter or pay for any food or drink they consume. You might go to a no-host dinner, a no-host networking event, a no-host dance—any type of event that requires you to pay to enter or for food and drink or both. Sometimes no-host is used more literally to describe an event that lacks a host, especially an event that usually has a host. The 2019 Academy Awards didn’t have a host and was commonly described as a no-host award show. Example: I got invited to some fancy no-host party for Independence Day, but I don’t know if I have the money for another one of these.

Example Sentences

Choosing Kimmel to emcee the ceremony reverses course from last year’s no-host Emmys.

From Seattle Times

A predictable night at the Dolby Theater, with a reasonably lively no-host show, turned historic in its final act, partly because it recovered and extended Hollywood’s history of internationalism.

From New York Times

"And I think the problem with the no-host thing, perhaps, is that there's not somebody out there to capitalize on that moment, like you do when the wrong best picture was nominated," he added.

From Fox News

One thing the producers would reveal: Beyond winners’ speeches, Sunday’s no-host show will not lean into politics, even in an election year.

From Los Angeles Times

Do you think this will become common — the no-host thing?

From Los Angeles Times