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Vlivef Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Stag/hen party, etc.

Hi,

If you could answer the following questions?

(1) Do native speakers ever use stag party when referring to a general "males-only" party (not just stag night)?

Similarly, is it true that "hen party" may or may not mean "hen night"?

(2) Do I understand correctly that in most contexts stag party/hen party are quite innocent informal expressions ( neither rude nor offensive? if used if the right place and in the right time of course :-)

(3) Imagine an office/team where all workers/employees are females. Is there a (slang?) term for this kind of office/organization? ( In my mother tongue, we often use the term "flower bed"... and our ladies don't seem to have anything such an appellation :-)

And vice versa, if all your coworkers are men, what is the (slang?) English for that kind of team/office?

Hope there is nothing "politically incorrect" in my questions... Looking forward to your comments!

  

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vlivef (1) Do native speakers ever use stag party when referring to a general "males-only" party (not just stag night)? Here in the US, yes. I'd say "party" is usual.

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  • vlivef (1) Do native speakers ever use stag party when referring to a general "males-only" party (not just stag night)?
  • Here in the US, yes.
  • I'd say "party" is usual.
  • vlivef Similarly, is it true that "hen party" may or may not mean "hen night"?
  • Can't say.
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vlivef(1) Do native speakers ever use stag party when referring to a general "males-only" party (not just stag night)?

Here in the US, yes. I'd say "party" is usual.

vlivefSimilarly, is it true that "hen party" may or may not mean "hen night"?

Can't say. "Hen night" sounds alien to me.

vlivef
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vlivef(1) Do native speakers ever use stag party when referring to a general "males-only" party (not just stag night)?

No, it just applies to stag nights.

vlivefSimilarly, is it true that "hen party" may or may not mean "hen night"?

No, it just applies to hen nights.

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