hen night

plural hen nights · alternative hen's night · alternative hens' night

1. A party held for a woman who is about to be married, normally attended only by female friends and relatives.

   2006, Yasmin Mills, How to Party, RoofTop Publishing, Indiana, page 47, Plan an unforgettable hen night to show your girlfriends how much you appreciate them.

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   2001, Karen S Smith, Up To No Good, 2004, Black Lace, London, unnumbered page, This was what a hen night should be: just a group of good friends getting together to enjoy unpretentious fun away from other people’s eyes.

   2007, Nicola Chalk, Because of You, Vanguard Press, UK, page 114, “Why he is out on a hen night?” Denise asked as soon as we all arrived and met up at the Hotel. “He looks like a man to me.”

   The hen night is for Rachel, the thinnest and most mean-spirited of his wife’s friends, and a hotel suite has been hired for the sleepover, complete with a handsome cocktail waiter to use as they see fit.

   2009, David Nicholls, One Day, unnumbered page

   Then, Katy’s pal, singer Rihanna, let slip where the actual nuptials were taking place. She told a US radio DJ that she had her work cut out for her, planning a hen night for her friend with a theme to tie in with an Indian wedding.

   2011, Jo Berry, Katy Perry: California Gurl, unnumbered page