Phrase guide

house party

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A social gathering at someone's house, generally with music, drinking, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The guests staying at a given house, as opposed to those visiting for the day.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a party lasting over one or more nights at a large house

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: party

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 轟趴 /轰趴 (hōngpā) — social gathering
  • Dutch: huisfeest — social gathering
  • Esperanto: domfesto — social gathering
  • Finnish: kotibileet — social gathering
  • German: Hausparty — social gathering
  • German: Budenzauber — social gathering
  • Hungarian: házibuli — social gathering
  • Korean: 잔칫집 (janchitjip) — social gathering
  • Polish: domówka — social gathering
  • Polish: wieczorek — social gathering
  • Polish: prywatka — social gathering
  • Spanish: guateque — social gathering
  • Swedish: hemmafest — social gathering
  • Swedish: ghäda — social gathering