"coming-out party" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coming-out parties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=coming-out party}} coming-out party (plural coming-out parties)
  1. A celebratory social gathering, with music, dancing, and refreshments, at which a young debutante is formally introduced to society.
    Sense id: en-coming-out_party-en-noun-DCkwMW~B Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42
  2. (sometimes humorous) A party in celebration of someone who is gay coming out of the closet. Tags: humorous, sometimes Categories (topical): Parties
    Sense id: en-coming-out_party-en-noun-cwZD1Z~o Disambiguation of Parties: 32 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60

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