pity guest

noun

A person who is invited to a party or other function not because their presence is desired but because inviting them seems necessary.

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Meanings

nounpity guest (plural pity guests)

plural pity guests

  1. informalA person who is invited to a party or other function not because their presence is desired but because inviting them seems necessary.

    In fact, I think I'm a pity guest myself, just there because I was part of what Nola Morgan Design considered their team.

    2012, Judi McCoy, Fashion Faux Paw: A Dog Walker Mystery
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APA

pity guest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pity%20guest

MLA

“pity guest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pity%20guest. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pity guest,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pity%20guest.

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