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hen's party

hen's party noun: a hen night.

Noun

hen's party (plural hen's parties)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A hen night.
    • They actually call out to male strippers at hen′s parties, ‘Show us your tits.’ I would have thought that it would be more appropriate to yell, ‘Show us your vital male equipment’ or words to that effect. But no.1996, Kerry Cue, Australia Unbuttoned, part i, page 34
    • A few of us from school went to her hen′s party, which was a new experience for me and the other Westerners at the school. One of the best things about the party was the advice for new brides she received — all of it traditional Tanzanian wisdom which bore a distinct resemblance to The Auatralian...2007, Gemma Sisia, Saint Jude′s: A girl from Guyra, a school in Africa and the patron saint of hopeless causes, Pan Macmillan Australia, page 197

Forms of hen's party

pluralhen's parties

Questions about hen's party

What does hen's party mean?
Hen's party means a hen night.
What part of speech is hen's party?
Hen's party is a noun.
What is the plural of hen's party?
The plural of hen's party is hen's parties.

Words near hen's party in the dictionary

  1. hen weekends
  2. Hen'badhoo
  3. hen's night
  4. hen's nights
  5. hen's parties
  6. hen's party
  7. hen's teeth
  8. hen's tooth
  9. hen's-foot
  10. hen-cackle
  11. hen-cackles

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