Translation guide
A casual gathering or event where people meet, often organized online or informally.
Referring to an informal social gathering, often organized through a website or app.
Short for 'offline meeting', commonly used for real-life gatherings of online communities.
A planned meeting between two or more people, often for a specific purpose.
The English verb 'meet up' is often translated as 会う (au) or 集まる (atsumaru), but the noun 'meetup' as an event is best expressed with オフ会 or 交流会. Using ミートアップ is understood but sounds like a borrowed term.
来週のオフ会に参加しますか？
Are you going to the meetup next week?
A social gathering for networking or exchanging ideas, often used in professional or hobby contexts.
I made new friends at a hobby meetup.
A general term for a gathering or get-together, can be used for any informal meeting.
Where's the meetup going to be?
Direct loanword from English, used mainly for events branded as 'meetups' or in tech/startup scenes.
I dropped by a tech meetup.
A prearranged meeting, typically at a specific time and place. Commonly used for casual meetups with friends.
Let's meet up in front of the station.
Literally 'promise to meet', used when you have plans to meet someone.
I have a meetup with a friend tomorrow.