"leaving do" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leaving dos [plural]
Etymology: From leaving + do ("party"). Head templates: {{en-noun}} leaving do (plural leaving dos)
  1. (colloquial, Ireland, UK) A party or other celebration held in honour of someone leaving their job. Tags: Ireland, UK, colloquial Synonyms: goodbye party [US] Translations (party or other celebration held in honour of someone leaving their job): pot de départ [masculine] (French), festa de despedida [feminine] (Galician), parti d'tchitt'tie [masculine] (Norman), گودبای پارتی (gudbây pârti) (Persian)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "party or other celebration held in honour of someone leaving their job",
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