surprise party
noun
: a secretly planned party for someone who is not told about it until he or she arrives
We threw him a surprise party.
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The extremely unimpressed hostess leads them away from the restaurant and up to an adjoining hotel suite, which Tallulah somehow managed to land for a mini surprise party.
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
The event turned out to be a surprise party hosted by Wilson in honor of his wife's 40th birthday.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The celebrations continued when the Brett orchestrated a second surprise in NYC, a surprise party with 85 of their friends and family on their rooftop.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Taxes shouldn’t be a surprise party at the end of the year.
—Barbara Schreihans, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
The event turned out to be a surprise party hosted by Wilson in honor of his wife's 40th birthday.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The celebrations continued when the Brett orchestrated a second surprise in NYC, a surprise party with 85 of their friends and family on their rooftop.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Taxes shouldn’t be a surprise party at the end of the year.
—Barbara Schreihans, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for surprise party
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“Surprise party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surprise%20party. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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