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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Anthony was invited to a friend’s house party Saturday night in Fort Worth’s Northside. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2025 Saturday night will open with Deana Carter, followed by Little Texas, Lee Greenwood, Hudson Westbrook, a house party set from Afroman and then headlining spots from Travis Tritt and Rock. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 June 2025 Testimony According to Thursday’s findings of fact, conclusions of law and order: During a house party, the woman was dared to randomly approach him and give him a kiss. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 14 June 2025 Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, outside an acquaintance's house party just after midnight on Jan. 29, 2022. Julia Bonavita , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 May 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 Jun. 2025.

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