bottle party

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noun

a party at which guests contribute their own liquor.

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Origin of bottle party

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby bottle party

bottle-nosed dolphin, bottlenose dolphin, bottle-nosed whale, bottle-o, bottle out, bottle party, bottler, bottle shop, bottle tree, bottle turning, bottle up

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How to use bottle party in a sentence

Neither the Republican nor the Democratic party have done anything to consistently target Asian- American voters.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Although the NFL party animal loves flaunting his washboard abs, he seems more fratboy than Fabio.
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Eva Silverman, who co-hosts an Oakland Dinner Party, agrees.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Those who come to the Dinner Party are self-selecting; they do want to talk about it.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Talking about death is never easy, but with food, comfort, and familiarity, a new kind of dinner party is making it easier.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Walls End Castle, when the party broke up, returned to its normal state.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
To give him a party name, he became an anti-clerical, strictly in a political and lawful sense.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Native women were not interfered with by either party, nor were the foreigners, many of whom took refuge at the British Consulate.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
No one was hurt, although the shot was evidently intended for my party.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
One of the little girls in pigtails was holding him, while Miss Anne administered the feeding-bottle.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for bottle party

bottle party

noun

a party to which guests bring drink

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