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watch party

noun·Everydayinformal

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UK/ˈwɒtʃ ˌpɑːti/
US/ˈwɑːtʃ ˌpɑːrti/

Meanings

  1. nouncountable

    A social gathering where people watch a show, film or sports match together, often for a big event or new episode.

    Grammar: Takes an or the and has a plural: host a watch party, two watch parties.

    Patterns

    • a watch party for something
    • host a watch party
    • go to a watch party

    We hosted a watch party for the season finale and ordered pizza for everyone.

    Her friends organized a watch party at a bar to see the championship game.

    The band is holding a watch party online so fans can see the video together.

  2. nouncountable

    An online feature or event where people in different places view the same video at the same time while chatting.

    Grammar: Used for streaming platforms: join a watch party, create a watch party.

    Patterns

    • start a watch party
    • join a watch party

    My cousin and I started a watch party so we could laugh at the same jokes while living in different cities.

    Click the link to join the watch party before the premiere starts.

    Streaming sites added a watch party option during the lockdowns.

Word forms

pluralwatch parties

Common combinations

host a watch party
I will host a watch party at my place on Sunday.
join a watch party
Fans from all over the world joined the watch party.
online watch party
We had an online watch party for the film.
election night watch party
The candidate gathered supporters at an election night watch party.
organize a watch party
The students organized a watch party for the final.

Synonyms and how they differ

viewing party
A viewing party means almost the same but is a little more formal and more common in British writing.
screening
A screening is a showing of a film to an audience and need not be a social party.
get-together
A get-together is any informal gathering, so it does not tell you that people are watching something.

Word family

watch verb
to look at something for a time
watcher noun
a person who watches
party noun
a social gathering
rewatch verb
to watch something again

Commonly confused: watch party or watch list?

watch party vs watch list

A watch list is a list of things or people to keep an eye on or to see later, not a gathering.

Practice

We invited all our friends over for a ____ to see the season premiere together.

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