stoplight party

[ stop-lahyt pahr-tee ]

noun

1. a party at which each attendee wears a certain color to indicate their relationship status, with green indicating “single and open to a connection,” yellow indicating “possibly interested but not sure,” and red indicating “already taken or not interested”:

   She was shocked to see her sister’s fiancé at the stoplight party wearing a green shirt.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stoplight party¹

First recorded in 2005–10