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gatho

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Australian: /ˈɡæðəʉ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A gathering, typically smaller and more relaxed than a party.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, informal

Examples

  • 2017 Angela Mollard, "Our teens are out of control. Why? Because parents are too weak" The Daily Telegraph, 25 March 2018. Accessed 22 August 2018. "A friend who had a successful 15th party for her son — no alcohol, everyone checked off at the door, all bags locked in the spare bedroom, extra parents for security, and a finish time of 10.30pm, told me she recently agreed to a small “gatho” a year later."
  • 2018 Leisha Parkinson, "The Awkward Qs You’ll Be Asked At Your Family Gatho" 5Why, 19 February 2017. Accessed 22 August 2018.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Abbreviation of gathering + -o (“diminutive suffix”).