leaving do
Departure celebration event
A leaving do is a party or gathering held to mark someone's departure from a job or organization.
The term is chiefly British: We're having a leaving do for Sarah on Friday.
The do functions as an informal noun for a social event, as in a big do or a fancy do.
- swan songFinal work or performance
- colleaguesProfessional associates
- work friendsColleagues you socialize with
- send-offFarewell gathering or party
- going awayIn the process of departure
end of an era · toast · farewells · best wishes · friends · bittersweetness · party · gift-giving · farewell speech · retirement · reminiscing · fond memories · goodbye · resignation · soirée · coworker · nostalgia · gratitude
- send-offssend-off, farewell party, going away party, goodbye party, farewell ceremony
- bar nightshappy hour, karaoke night, trivia night, comedy night, open mic
arrival vs. departure celebration
leaving dowelcome party
Event honoring new arrivals
welcome reception · welcome drinks · welcome dinner · housewarming
event marking endings vs. event marking continuity
leaving doanniversary party
Gathering for yearly milestones