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

Thornton police arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of murder in an early morning shooting at a house party that killed a 44-year-old on Sunday. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 7 July 2026

The three-course dinners prepared with ingredients from the inn’s own garden (jackets required) and an honor bar that makes the evenings feel like a house party that never has to end are just the icing on the cake. — Air Mail, 4 July 2026

When these schemes come to a head at a consequential house party, the fallout brings damage all around. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

In the video, directed by Gus Black, Sombr, 20, enters a house party and walks by Off Campus star Josh Heuston. — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 26 June 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