slumber party

American  

[sluhm-ber pahr-tee] / ˈslʌm bər ˌpɑr ti /

noun

1. a social gathering typically of teenagers held at the home of one of them for the purpose of sleeping there overnight.

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slumber party British  

noun

1. a party attended by girls who dress in night clothes and pass the night eating and talking

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Etymology

Origin of slumber party

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

When Mary Harris got Tim Mak on the phone, he was getting ready to have something of a slumber party.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

The whole thing has a harmless, earnest feeling, like a VHS tape from some long-lost slumber party — except you can't shake the sense that they'd shot the clip in hopes of becoming influencers themselves.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2023

Smith has spent much time at the sorority house, however, including for a slumber party she allegedly did not leave until two hours after promised.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023

"Me and my friends went on Omegle at a slumber party," she says.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2023

“I doubt it,” I mumbled, although two days later Grace invited me to a slumber party at her house with her friend Tess.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter