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 Throughout the week, Latinos Con Biden-Harris was holding organizing events, trainings and house parties in Nevada, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Wisconsin. Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024 The house party becomes another stage for indulging in ’90s nostalgia. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024 In a couple of instances, house parties at short-term rentals even ended in gunfire. Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024 The California house party adds to a troubling list of ordinary gatherings disrupted by gun violence in America this weekend: One woman was killed and 12 other people were injured when shots rang out at a night club filled with hundreds of attendees in Mississippi. Sara Smart, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024 Types of events: Choose from theme parties, happy hours, fundraisers, community events, small house parties or open house parties. Jj Mazzo, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 While at the house party, Clara meets Kip (Jake Weary), who was persuaded by one of his aunts to wear a clown costume and make balloon animals at the party. Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024 The Goons would record their blitz-style attacks in parks, parking garages, outside fast-food restaurants and at house parties. Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024 Roussel greeted constituents at a rock concert, joined a crowd gathered to watch the fireworks, dropped in on a house party and finally, the following morning, marched in a Bastille Day parade in the neighboring town Fresnes-sur-Escaut. Elisabeth Zerofsky, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024

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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 28 Mar. 2024.

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