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

This isn't a speaker for playing sensible background music at a dinner party; it's meant for a raging house party that could get out of control. — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026

Police say about 100 teenagers had gathered at a home on Carlton Road in West Babylon for a house party. — Digital Producer, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026

In Flint, Michigan, a woman was killed and three other people were injured when gunfire broke out at a Halloween house party, according to the Flint Police Department. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

The second was just over two hours later at a house party, the sheriff’s office said. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 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