block party

noun

: an outdoor public party put on by the residents of a city block or neighborhood

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Last month in Vancouver, 11 people were killed and more than two dozen injured when a driver plowed into a crowd at a Filipino Lapu Lapu Day block party. Juliet Izon, Vogue, 7 May 2025 The day will close out with musical performances by Slick Rick and Soapbox Presents during an old-school block party. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Horford’s block party placed him in exclusive company. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 28 Apr. 2025 Advertised as a block party in southern Vancouver, the event took place on Fraser Street. Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for block party

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of block party was in 1902

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“Block party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20party. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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