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Idib Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

meetup

I was just trying to find out what "meetup" means (in "the meetup was fun.."), but no dictionary has it. Googling it shows this "word" seems to originate from some popular site (meetup dot com) plus million results when searching for "meetup", "meetups" etc. Does that mean "meetup" is already a common word that I can use in my everyday life and not sound weird, especially to people not familiar with Internet? (I'm a non-native speaker)
  

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e. an arranged meeting for social purposes. I haven't noticed "meet-up" in everyday BrE (but maybe I'm just missing out on all the parties).

— MrPedantic

  • e.
  • an arranged meeting for social purposes.
  • I haven't noticed "meet-up" in everyday BrE (but maybe I'm just missing out on all the parties).
  • All the best, MrP
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Hello Idib,

I would take it to mean a "get-together", i.e. an arranged meeting for social purposes.

I haven't noticed "meet-up" in everyday BrE (but maybe I'm just missing out on all the parties).

All the best,

MrP
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Thanks! The alternative spelling "meet-up" does exist in dictionary.com (seems exclusively)
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Hi,

I've never heard 'meet-up' used as a noun, but I've heard it as a verb.

eg Let's meet up for a drink after work.

In informal English, the word 'up' is often added to certain verbs in informal usage, often in speech. It adds emphasis and informality. eg write up, finish up, end up.

Best wishes, Clive
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