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

In the clip, Bottomley’s character can be seen cajoling Howells’ Taylor into having a drink and letting loose at a house party. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026

McLeod was hit by a stray bullet outside a Hempstead house party last November. — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

But over the course of the next several years in Chicago, our friendship grew, during movie nights and house parties; camping trips and clothing swaps. — Birdie Horne, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026

Sarah and Charles reportedly met at a house party at Windsor Castle in early 1977. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 July 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