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

With their underground comedy experiences, helping to spotlight new generations of comedic talent, the intention has been to create the feeling of a house party. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Surrogates for El-Sayed, including local leaders and high-profile Democratic officials, have been holding house party events throughout the state to talk with undecided Jewish voters. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

The Cornell 7 lawsuit refers to the legal document filed by an unnamed Cornell University student who accused seven men of raping and drugging her at a frat house party in October 2024 — and faced no legal consequences. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

The impression is of a raucous house party—one in which secrets are spilled, kisses are stolen, and everyone drinks far too much. — Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 2 Oct. 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