Noun: "a woman who attends a groom during his wedding ceremony, as part of the wedding party"
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2007 , Jackie Kessler, Hell's Belles , Zebra Books (2007), →ISBN , page 206 :
“Yeah,” she said, “I know. What can I say? I'm a fucking groomsmaid . How fucking gay is that?
2007 , Jo Piazza, "Here come the bridesmen ", New York Daily News , 15 December 2007:
Now that O'Keefe finds himself engaged, will he ask Susan to be his groomsmaid ?
2008 , "Clift, White exchange vows ", Carroll County Comet , 10 September 2008:
The groom's sister, Brüch Clift of Anchorage, was groomsmaid .
2009 , Spider Hacksaw, A Midsummer's Nightmare: Based on a True Nightmare , AuthorHouse (2009), →ISBN , page 381 :
It was her gift that had been the catalyst for their relationship, and she wanted to be the best woman or the groomsmaid at their wedding.
2011 , Meredith Goldstein, "Bridesmaid revisited ", Boston Globe , 9 March 2011:
The groomsmaid dress: I was a groomsmaid — meaning, I stood on the groom’s side in support of my male friend.
2011 , Meredith Galante, "Couples register for honeymoons and 'life experiences' rather than the traditional china and crystal ", The Star-Ledger , 25 July 2011:
"We are not the most traditional couple -- we have a groomsmaid ," said Vasilescu.
2011 , Sara Foss, "A wedding at a brewery ", The Daily Gazette , 6 September 2011:
Now that I think about it, I also tried the brewery’s East India Pale Ale, while hanging out at the apartment of my friend Michelle, who served as a groomsmaid at the big event, on the afternoon of the wedding.