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

In April, Daesean Moctezuma Orland, 18, was fatally shot while attending a house party outside Orlando. — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Evans is also suspected of participating in the killing of 18-year-old Guardian Harper, a football star from El Cerrito and Benicia high schools who was gunned down at a house party in Bay Point. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

In the clip, Bottomley’s character can be seen cajoling Howells’ Taylor into having a drink and letting loose at a house party. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026

McLeod was hit by a stray bullet outside a Hempstead house party last November. — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 11 Aug. 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