house party

noun

: a party lasting over one or more nights at a residence (such as a home or fraternity house)

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The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office dispatch received reports of shots fired at a house party in the 18900 block of East Crestridge Circle at 11:57 p.m. Saturday, according to a statement posted on social media. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 July 2025 The incident followed a scuffle earlier in the night at a separate house party between students at St. Joseph High School and Shelton High School. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025 Both had been at a house party on the evening of May 14, 2022, that involved a fight and underage drinking prior to the stabbing, which occurred at another house party later that night. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025 Prosecutors argued that Valle stabbed McGrath, a junior at Fairfield College Preparatory School, multiple times during a house party in Shelton, Conn., on May 14, 2022. Nicole Acosta, People.com, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for house party

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of house party was in 1827

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“House party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20party. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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