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hen do

[hen doo]

noun

British, Australian Informal.
  1. hen party.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hen do1

First recorded in 1995–2000; hen ( def. ) + do 1 ( def. ) (in the informal sense “festive social gathering”)
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A couple held their wedding at a hospital after an attempted "party trick" at the hen do led to the bride being paralysed.

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"I made a silly misjudgement on my hen do and tried to do a stunt which I think I was just too old to do, and it resulted in me fracturing the top of my neck and being paralysed from the chest down," she said.

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A woman who rode an e-scooter while drunk after a hen do has been banned from driving for 18 months.

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Chris Hogg, defending, said the hen do group Burnley was part of had booked taxis to take them home, but they had not arrived.

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"I've got my hen do next weekend for a wedding I don't actually have booked now," Miss Blood said.

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