coming-out party
coming-out party noun: a celebratory social gathering, with music, dancing, and refreshments, at which a young debutante is formally introduced to society.
Noun
coming-out party (plural coming-out parties)
- A celebratory social gathering, with music, dancing, and refreshments, at which a young debutante is formally introduced to society.
- "Now tell me, when do you mean to have your coming-out party? I ask because I've nothing ready and want plenty of time, for I suppose it will be the event of the season."1876, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 2, in Rose in Bloom
- "Julie left Miss Bence's School at seventeen, had a coming-out party in our city house the following winter."1914, Kathleen Norris, chapter 3, in Saturday's Child
- A party in celebration of someone who is gay coming out of the closet.
Forms of coming-out party
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Questions about coming-out party
- What does coming-out party mean?
- Coming-out party means a celebratory social gathering, with music, dancing, and refreshments, at which a young debutante is formally introduced to society.
- What part of speech is coming-out party?
- Coming-out party is a noun.
- What is the plural of coming-out party?
- The plural of coming-out party is coming-out parties.
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