house party

noun

: a party lasting over one or more nights at a residence (such as a home or fraternity house)

Examples of house party in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Police have linked some of the recent shootings, including last week’s house party killings near Durban, to criminal gangs. — Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

The attacks came five days after another mass shooting in a township near Durban killed at least 11 people, including a pregnant woman, when multiple gunmen attacked a house party in KwaMakhutha township. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Another person has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a young man at a Boise house party, and two women were arrested for allegedly harboring him. — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026

The woman came forward in December 2024, in a civil lawsuit filed by Buzbee, accusing Jay-Z and Combs of raping her at a house party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, which were held in New York. — Lauren Wilson, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for house party

• counterparty
• multiparty
• arty
• carty
• hearty
• parti
• astarte
• mccarty
• nonparty