bounce house

noun

plural bounce houses
: a springy inflatable structure often resembling a four-sided building and used especially by children for jumping for sport : bouncy house

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Patrons can purchase tickets for the petting zoo, pony rides, hay maze, face painting, bounce house or cow train. Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025 Highlights include games and activities, such as pumpkin bowling, pumpkin decorating, bounce houses, haunted house and farm animals. Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025 Activities for kids include mini-train rides, music from Papa Rap, balloon craft by Vicente Yanez, Kindness Rock painting, a bounce house, face-painting, a carousel and games and bubble wand-making. Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025 There will be live entertainment, a free kids fun area with bounce houses and more, plus a classic car show and a chili and salsa cook-off. Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bounce house

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bounce house was in 1978

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“Bounce house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20house. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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