house party
Americannoun
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house parties
plural
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the entertainment of guests for one or more nights at one's home, a fraternity or sorority house, etc.
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the guests at such an affair or party.
The house party goes sailing today.
noun
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a party, usually in a country house, at which guests are invited to stay for several days
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the guests who are invited
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Etymology
Origin of house party
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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It has the familiar, slightly chaotic feeling of leaving a friend’s house party, when nobody is quite ready to be the first person actually to walk out the door.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
It’s the corporate equivalent of ordering too much alcohol for a house party where half the guests turn out to be dry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
McNish wrote one of the poems in her new collection, Call Me, after she got scared, dropping her teenage daughter at her first house party.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Jack O'Sullivan, who was 22 at the time of his disappearance, was last seen on 2 March 2024 after attending a house party in the Hotwells area of Bristol.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
“The police were called to a house party because neighbors complained about loud music. The cops are saying when they came to break up the party, she was insubordinate.”
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
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