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watch party

watch party noun: a social gathering for the purpose of watching a specific event or program on television.

Noun

watch party (plural watch parties)

  1. A social gathering for the purpose of watching a specific event or program on television.
    • Each fall, my Saturdays are typically spent at college football watch parties organized by local alumni clubs and held at various sports bars.2012, Jeff Toister, Service Failure, page 176
    • Twitter made the watch party global. It invited comments and conversation from fans and critics; series creators logged on to engage, and sometimes fight, with the audience.2023 July 10, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times

Forms of watch party

pluralwatch parties

Questions about watch party

What does watch party mean?
Watch party means a social gathering for the purpose of watching a specific event or program on television.
What part of speech is watch party?
Watch party is a noun.
What is the plural of watch party?
The plural of watch party is watch parties.

Words near watch party in the dictionary

  1. watch over
  2. watch paint dry
  3. watch paper
  4. watch papers
  5. watch parties
  6. watch party
  7. watch pocket
  8. watch pockets
  9. watch receiver
  10. watch receivers
  11. watch seal

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