hen night

hen night

A social gathering for women, especially a bachelorette party. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. The girls at work planned a hen night for Sarah since she is due to get married soon.
See also: hen, night
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • hen party
  • bachelorette party
  • can't (do something) for nuts
  • a piece of the action
  • a piece/slice of the action
  • bit of the action
  • a bit of the action
  • hen fruit
  • bottom drawer
  • can't (do something) for toffee
References in periodicals archive
In keeping with other Walford traditions, Whitney's hen night and Callum's stag do were the night before the wedding (surely no one does that any more in real life?) and most of the hens and stags were passing acquaintances and/or work colleagues, not actual friends.
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To prepare for a marriage all a girl needs are her friends and a good old hen night, and this show is banterous, bolshie and bootyliciously good fun!
What a night!
Another reviewer wrote; "I booked this hotel on January 10 for my friend's hen night for 10 of us.
'My tip? Choose a different hotel ...' FRUSTRATED GUESTS BLAST BUDGET CHAIN AS BOOKINGS ARE CANCELLED DUE TO DELAY
While I'm guilty of being part of raucous hen nights, when you've chosen to slip away to unwind, the vision of a pack of girls in pink feather boas screaming for the cocktail list is the stuff of nightmares.
Cat Harvey; ON HAVING SPA BREAK INVADED BY HENS, STAGS AND CAST OF GEORDIE SHORE
Carla makes a surprise |announcement at Michelle's hen night
WE LOVE SOAPS
HATED Nothing worth mentioning here, though some of the banshees embarking on their hen nights gave me a fright.
Grab some bewty sleep
Sarah's best friend and maid of honour Rachael Coombs, 25, spent months plotting to put the poster up for the hen night for 15 girls in the Welsh capital.
Bride gets plastered - on a billboard
Rachael Coombs, 25, Miss Molland's maid of honour and best friend, spent months making the arrangements ahead of the hen night for 15 women.
Hen do stunt for blushing Brum bride
Looking for something different to do on your hen night? The Park Plaza in Cardiff is hosting cupcake masterclasses which are suitable for beginners and budding Delia Smiths.
Ooh, tasty!
She's given Huddersfield a big thumbs up as the new in place for a hen night by spending it ...
Denise's hen do is a Titanic success
Mixing dance and theatre, Branches: The Nature of Crisis will merge the world of the urban hen night with the rural fairytale.
Digital hen party in the park
He saddles Hen Night What they say Joanna Morgan, trainer of Obama Rule "I'm very happy with her and think she'll go close, as there should be pace on.
Morgan has not lost faith in Obama Rule
He later returned to ask for the curfew to be lifted for her hen night.
Burglar can skip her curfew on hen night
London, Mar 29 (ANI): It has emerged that Kate Middleton has followed the example of her fiance, Prince William, by opting for a quiet evening for her hen night.
Like Prince William, Kate Middleton too opts for low-key hen night
Lou managed three hen nights while Alex has notched both a hen night and a stag night.
Allowance for Brian to strike back for Brum!