No-host
[noh-hohst] /ˈnoʊˌhoʊst/
adjective, Chiefly Western U.S.
1.
requiring patrons and guests to pay a fee for attendance or to pay for any food and drink they consume:
a no-host cocktail party; a no-host dinner-dance.
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