host gifts
Visitor thank-you presents
Host gifts are presents brought by guests to thank someone hosting a gathering—typically wine, flowers, or food items.
The gesture acknowledges the host's effort and expense: We stopped to pick up a host gift on the way to the dinner party.
Also called hostess gifts, though the gendered term is fading.
- wineFermented grape beverage
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
- bouquetArranged cluster of blooms
- chocolatesCocoa-based sweets
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
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direction of gift-giving
host giftsparty favors
Small gifts for guests
goodie bags · favor bags · welcome gifts · swag bags · parting gifts
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