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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Taxes shouldn’t be a surprise party at the end of the year.
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Barbara Schreihans, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Think of how name tags can facilitate easy conversation at a mixer or clear signage can help everyone end up in the right place at the right time for a surprise party.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
The conflict began when his friend invited him and his girlfriend to a surprise party via a WhatsApp group.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 22 June 2025
The singer threw her lover what appeared to be an intimate a surprise party for his 31st birthday.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 June 2025
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Barbara Schreihans, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Think of how name tags can facilitate easy conversation at a mixer or clear signage can help everyone end up in the right place at the right time for a surprise party.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
The conflict began when his friend invited him and his girlfriend to a surprise party via a WhatsApp group.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 22 June 2025
The singer threw her lover what appeared to be an intimate a surprise party for his 31st birthday.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 June 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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