What is a hen night?

Question

is it like a bachelorette party with a brittish twist??

Answer 1

it's a bachelorette party- frequently an entire weekend, sometimes away somewhere. LOTS of alcohol and special outfits for the day.

Answer 2

It's a women's social night.  I'm not aware of it being a British term.  In the United States I've heard it mostly in the south and the midwest, in areas where negative gender stereotyping is still pretty strong.  In those areas, it usually means a "wives night IN" together while the husbands are out doing guy stuff together, and can involve anything from bingo to needlework to a potluck with or without cocktails.  Personally, I've never heard "hen party" used to mean any kind of  bachelorette party with strippers, etc... that's a bachelorette party.

The negative connotation comes from the word "hen", because the label came from the image of a bunch of plump, dim-witted, scraggly hens scratching and clucking and squawking  in the barnyard.... so the image is one of a bunch of overweight empty-headed women with nothing better to do sitting around stuffing their faces and gossiping.  I find that pretty demeaning, so I've always disliked the term.

Answer 3

It's when lot's of girls get together to party, usually a couple of weeks before one plans to get married.  It involves lot's of drinking and bad behaviour.  Sometimes there is a theme where everyone get's dressed up, hula girls, pink ladies etc.  The bride to be often has to wear a veil with things such as condoms hanging from it and learner plates attatched to her.  From my experience we usually go away fro the area we live! and make a weekend of it.

Answer 4

dafenatly a stripper involved!!!

Answer 5

Yeah its basically the same! Usually with alotta alcohol and possiby a stripper...

Answer 6

It's when lots of hens all go out together at the same time. It happens a lot on farms.

Answer 7

yes its when all the girls get together with the bride to be just before marriage to have as much fun as possible while the guys have a "stag do".  Most people around the world do it but everyone has uses a different term.