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stag party

See: GO STAG.

Contrast: HEN PARTY.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[hen party] {n. phr.}, {informal} A party to which only women or girls are invited. * /The sorority gave a hen party for its members./ Contrast: [STAG PARTY]. See: [GO […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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