house party

noun

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

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Another one of the three people injured in a shooting outside a Green Valley Ranch house party was shot by an officer, Denver Police Department officials said Friday. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025 Please charge up your next house party with this pocket monster. PC Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025 Among some of Aston Martin’s more recent pair-ups are events with Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems, a merchandise pop-up in London with The Rolling Stones and a Miami house party, headlined by Aussie DJ Dom Dolla, for 700 fans in Wynwood. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025 In the days after the shooting, nearby residents told Fox59 that a house party was going on before the gunfire. Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for house party

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of house party was in 1827

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“House party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20party. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.

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