Definition of house party
: a party lasting over one or more nights at a residence (such as a home or fraternity house)
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Nash celebrated the album's release with a house party at her new spot in Atwater Village.
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Earlier this month, five people were shot during a fight at a house party in Saginaw, Mich.
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The shooting happened July 16 outside a house party in the 1500 block of Southeast Long Place.
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Police then received a report of a shooting at a house party on the 3500 block of West 88th Avenue in the Sand Lake neighborhood around 5:20 a.m., according to a statement from the APD.
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More than 200 people were attending a house party in the 800 block of West Springfield Avenue in Urbana just after 2 a.m. when police received multiple calls of a shooting, according to a news release from the Urbana Police Department.
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That can be house parties, postcard writing meetups, community forums.
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The noise that does the most harm doesn’t come from clubs and house parties—the causes of many garden-variety noise complaints and violations.
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Say you’re just an individual who is having a house party.
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First Known Use of house party
1827
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Definition of house party for English Language Learners
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: a large party at someone's house that usually lasts for several days
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