surprise party

a party or celebration planned for someone as a surprise.

something that surprises someone.

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First recorded in 1835–45

Teacher nodded, though at that particular moment she had not the vaguest idea what the surprise-party was to be.
Dixie Martin|Grace May North
She took Frederick Edrington into her confidence, and a surprise-party was planned and carried out.
Dixie Martin|Grace May North
Not long ago I happened to be one of a number of fair ladies and brave men assembled at what is called a 'surprise-party.'
Continental Monthly, Vol. II. July, 1862. No. 1.|Various
A surprise-party of redstarts breaks into full play around him.
Fisherman's Luck|Henry van Dyke

"I mean that I am not used to a surprise-party and to playing with strangers," was the rude and angry answer.
A Flock of Girls and Boys|Nora Perry