Hens Party?

Question

When did they start calling bacholerette parties "Hens Parties?" I keep seeing it all over this site, and I have never heard it referred to that before. I think it's about the stupidest name ever. Where did this come from?

And why aren't people referring to the Bachelor Parties as "Rooster Parties?"

Answer 1

my mother in law called it a hen's party too...and she's not from, nor has she ever been to england!  LOL!  she's crazy though.  when she said it i just thought it was a term that was used a LONG time ago.  they don't call them rooster parties because...i think...the reference to a hen is for the clucking that apparently women sound like when in groups.

Answer 2

I think that's what they call it in England- Hen's Night, or a Hen's Party.  Bachelor parties used to be called Stag Parties, referring to a male of the species, as in deer.  I don't think people ever call bachelor parties "rooster parties," but think of the synonym for rooster that we use to describe jerky guys (or their favorite body part!) all the time...