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.

Examples of surprise party in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Working together with his nursing home and his family, the organization threw a surprise party for Wiggins, gifted him his most coveted baseball memorabilia, along with tickets to see the Atlanta Braves with his family. — Monique John, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Breana Barber wanted to throw her boyfriend, Eric, a surprise party for his 30th birthday in Liberty Township, Ohio. — Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Country star Billy Ray Cyrus was honored with a virtual surprise party to celebrate his becoming a senior citizen. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Perhaps an excited friend lets on about a surprise party, or a co-worker dishes up some unseemly office gossip. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for surprise party

• arty
• carty
• hearty
• parti
• astarte
• mccarty
• nonparty
• counterparty
• multiparty