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surprise party

surprise party noun: a preplanned party in which participants secretively gather in a certain location, wait for the arrival of the person they wish to honour and, traditionally, greet the arrival of the honoured person by shouting, "Surprise!".

Noun

surprise party (plural surprise parties)

  1. A preplanned party in which participants secretively gather in a certain location, wait for the arrival of the person they wish to honour and, traditionally, greet the arrival of the honoured person by shouting, "Surprise!".

Forms of surprise party

pluralsurprise parties

Questions about surprise party

What does surprise party mean?
Surprise party means a preplanned party in which participants secretively gather in a certain location, wait for the arrival of the person they wish to honour and, traditionally, greet the arrival of the honoured person by shouting, "Surprise!".
What part of speech is surprise party?
Surprise party is a noun.
What is the plural of surprise party?
The plural of surprise party is surprise parties.

Words near surprise party in the dictionary

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