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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Recent Examples on the Web

Her hair remained jet black and perfectly coiffed even at her 90th birthday surprise party in 2017. —Nbc Universal, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2024

Walking the kennels with Blackwell feels like arriving at a surprise party with an exceptionally gregarious guest of honor. —Michelle Madden, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024

My daughter’s 16th birthday is coming up, and her mom is throwing her a surprise party the day before her actual birthday and inviting only her gym friends. —Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2024

My daughter's 16th birthday is coming up, and her mom is throwing her a surprise party the day before her actual birthday and inviting only her gym friends. —Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2024

Dolly Parton throws Carl Thomas Dean a surprise party In January 1979, Cosmopolitan reported that Parton's band leader, Gregg Perry, staged a double surprise party for Dean and writer Laura Cunningham. —Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024

Ahead of the Late Night with Seth Meyers turning 50 on Thursday, his staffers set up an elaborate surprise party on Dec. 7. —Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2023

The Meet Cute actress, 38, gave her fans a behind-the-scenes look at her big birthday celebration this week, which included a surprise party and a thoughtful gift from partner Tom Pelphrey. —Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2023

Isaac reads this while at Tara’s surprise party in Paris. —Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2023