garden party

American  

noun

1. a party given out of doors in a garden or yard.

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garden party British  

noun

1. a social gathering held in the grounds of a house, school, etc, usually with light refreshments

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Etymology

Origin of garden party

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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garden party

Don’t panic buy a pastel frock for your garden party or beach soirée.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Lisa McGrillis, who plays Valerie, the wife of Dyer's character Freddie, shares that only six weeks before the author's death she had the whole cast round at a garden party.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

The royals then attended a garden party at the British embassy, with cucumber sandwiches and scones on the menu.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

Artists will be painting in some of the gardens, and if you wear a festive garden party hat, you’ll be entered in the club’s hat contest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

The amount of ink was attributable to the fact that Nikita Khrushchev and Nikolai Bulganin paid a surprise visit to a garden party held in Moscow for the American chess team.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady