plus-one
noun
: a person who accompanies an invited guest to an event or gathering at which guests are allowed to bring a companion or partner
My husband twice received handsome engraved invitations to presidential dinners. For those events and many others, I was the perpetual plus-one.—
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Bruce, an airline worker, has hitherto handed off his plus-one flight privileges to Simon, who keenly exploits them to keep filming his globe-trotting doc.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 May 2026
Your celebrity friend-of-a-friend is never going to bring you as a plus-one.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 May 2026
From plus-one to mainstay, Kim Kardashian holds a unique position in Met Gala history.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2026
Lisa Vanderpump brings a furry plus-one as her date to the Hulu Get Real House event in Los Angeles on April 22.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 May 2026
Your celebrity friend-of-a-friend is never going to bring you as a plus-one.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 May 2026
From plus-one to mainstay, Kim Kardashian holds a unique position in Met Gala history.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2026
Lisa Vanderpump brings a furry plus-one as her date to the Hulu Get Real House event in Los Angeles on April 22.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Plus-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-one. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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