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house parties

house parties is the plural of house party.

Meaning of house party

Noun

house party (plural house parties)

  1. A social gathering at someone's house, generally with music, drinking, etc.
  2. (archaic) The guests staying at a given house, as opposed to those visiting for the day.
    • The house-party consisted of twelve people, and there were more expected to arrive on the next day.1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter XVII, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC, page 288

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What is house parties the plural of?
House parties is the plural of house party.

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