Phrase guide

bachelor party

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A party held for a man who is about to be married, normally attended only by male friends and relatives.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, South-Africa, US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

stag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before he is married)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stag party, smoker

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حَفْل تَوْدِيع العُزُوبِيَّة (ḥafl tawdīʕ al-ʕuzūbiyya) — party
  • Catalan: comiat de solter — party
  • Chinese Mandarin: 單身派對 /单身派对 (dānshēn pàiduì) — party
  • Danish: polterabend — party
  • Dutch: vrijgezellenfeest — party
  • Faroese: polterabend — party
  • Finnish: polttarit — party
  • French: enterrement de vie de garçon — party
  • French: enterrement de vie de jeune garçon — party
  • German: Junggesellenabschied — party
  • German: Polterabend — party
  • Greek: μπάτσελορ (bátselor) — party
  • Hungarian: legénybúcsú — party
  • Icelandic: steggjapartí — party
  • Italian: festa di addio al celibato — party
  • Italian: addio al celibato — party
  • Japanese: バチェラー·パーティ (bacherā-pāti) — party
  • Macedonian: ергечска вечер (ergečska večer) — party
  • Macedonian: момчешка вечер (momčeška večer) — party
  • Marathi: बॅचेलर पार्टी (bĕcelar pārṭī) — party
  • Norman: séthée ès chèrs — party
  • Norwegian Bokmål: utdrikninglag — party
  • Norwegian Bokmål: utdrikkingslag — party
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: utdrikkingslag — party
  • Polish: wieczór kawalerski — party
  • Portuguese: despedida de solteiro — party
  • Russian: мальчи́шник (malʹčíšnik) — party
  • Serbo-Croatian: момацко вече — party
  • Serbo-Croatian: momačko veče — party
  • Serbo-Croatian: momacka vecer — party
  • Spanish: despedida de soltero — party
  • Spanish: fiesta de despedimiento de soltero — party
  • Swedish: svensexa — party
  • Turkish: bekarlığa veda partisi — party