soiree
nounUK, US /ˌswɑːˈɹeɪ/
Etymology Borrowed from French soirée (“evening activity”).
1
A formal evening party.
- An invite to a party / Or watching The Price Is Right / Opting for a soiree / For the first time in a year1987, Anne Clark, “Hope Road”, in Hopeless Cases:
- Related terms
- matinee