The difference between Hen party and Stag

When used as nouns, hen party means a bachelorette party, whereas stag means an adult male deer.


Stag is also adverb with the meaning: of a man, attending a formal social function without a date.

Stag is also verb with the meaning: to act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.

check bellow for the other definitions of Hen party and Stag

  1. Hen party as a noun (British):

    A bachelorette party; a party held for a woman who is about to be married.

  1. Stag as a noun:

    An adult male deer.

  2. Stag as a noun:

    A colt, or filly.

  3. Stag as a noun (by extension, obsolete):

    A romping girl.

  4. Stag as a noun:

    An improperly or late castrated bull or ram – also called a bull seg (see note under ox).

  5. Stag as a noun:

    An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.

  6. Stag as a noun:

    One who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock.

  7. Stag as a noun:

    The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.

  8. Stag as a noun (usually, _, attributive):

    An unmarried male, a bachelor; a male not accompanying a female at a social event.

    Examples:

    "a stag dance; a stag party"

  9. Stag as a noun:

    A social event for males held in honor of a groom on the eve of his wedding, attended by male friends of the groom, sometimes a fund-raiser.

    Examples:

    "The stag will be held in the hotel's ballroom."

  10. Stag as a noun:

    A stag beetle (family ).

  1. Stag as a verb (intransitive, British):

    To act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.

  2. Stag as a verb (transitive):

    To watch; to dog, or keep track of.

  1. Stag as an adverb:

    Of a man, attending a formal social function without a date.

    Examples:

    "My brother went stag to [[prom]] because he couldn't find a date."