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English

Noun

soiree (plural soirees)

  • 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 year1

Etymology

Borrowed from French soirée (“evening activity”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA: /ˌswɑːˈɹeɪ/
  • Audio (Southern England): 🔊
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Printed 2026-10-10.

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Footnotes

  1. 1987, Anne Clark, “Hope Road”, in Hopeless Cases: ↩