block party

noun

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

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San Francisco welcomed the New Year with a block party, and the rain didn't keep too many people away. Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026 On Thursday afternoon in lower Manhattan, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani rang in the new year—and his new administration—with a sprawling block party near City Hall. Poupay Jutharat, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026 The underground ceremony precedes his public inauguration and a massive block party in the afternoon. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026 Up to 40,000 people can be accommodated for a public block party near City Hall. David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 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 8 Jan. 2026.

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