slumber party
noun
: an overnight gathering especially of teenage girls usually at one of their homes
Examples of slumber party in a Sentence
My 12-year-old daughter is having a slumber party tonight.
Recent Examples on the Web
The music video for the song featured Eilish hosting a giant slumber party with a number of women in matching outfits dancing around and playing with water guns and the game Twister.
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Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
The slumber party vibes were undeniable on the March 7 episode, with Brown and Barrymore cuddled up on a couch in matching purple sweats.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2024
Think of how many movies became cult classics thanks in large part to the slumber party audience.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Polly Klaas was abducted from her Petaluma Home On Oct. 1, 1993, Polly was enjoying a slumber party with two friends while her mother Eve and sister Annie slept in another room of the family’s three-bedroom home.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
Julie Ertz, for example, is going to her third World Cup as a new mom at age 31 alongside Thompson, her excitable Angel City teammate, who has been pestering Ertz over what to pack, as if the two were heading for a slumber party.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
Give your teen the gift of a slumber party à la 13 Going on 30 style with this variety sheet mask combo.
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AeroGarden Sprout Seed Pod Kit
Steer clear of defaulting to a boring gift card, and present your teen with a gift that keeps on giving.
—Maura Jenkins, Glamour, 15 Nov. 2023
For that is the kind of thing that a bookstore must offer these days to survive — like downtown’s Last Bookstore’s slumber parties: not just a book, but a book experience.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
This would be a fun, new way to enjoy date night or up your slumber party game.
—Erin Johnson, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
The slumber party vibes were undeniable on the March 7 episode, with Brown and Barrymore cuddled up on a couch in matching purple sweats.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2024
Think of how many movies became cult classics thanks in large part to the slumber party audience.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Polly Klaas was abducted from her Petaluma Home On Oct. 1, 1993, Polly was enjoying a slumber party with two friends while her mother Eve and sister Annie slept in another room of the family’s three-bedroom home.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
Julie Ertz, for example, is going to her third World Cup as a new mom at age 31 alongside Thompson, her excitable Angel City teammate, who has been pestering Ertz over what to pack, as if the two were heading for a slumber party.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
Give your teen the gift of a slumber party à la 13 Going on 30 style with this variety sheet mask combo.
32/35
AeroGarden Sprout Seed Pod Kit
Steer clear of defaulting to a boring gift card, and present your teen with a gift that keeps on giving.
—Maura Jenkins, Glamour, 15 Nov. 2023
For that is the kind of thing that a bookstore must offer these days to survive — like downtown’s Last Bookstore’s slumber parties: not just a book, but a book experience.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
This would be a fun, new way to enjoy date night or up your slumber party game.
—Erin Johnson, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
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“Slumber party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slumber%20party. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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