block party

noun

: an outdoor public party put on by the residents of a city block or neighborhood

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Helping your sister with child care, attending a block party, or catching up with a friend could carry too high a likelihood of social exhaustion, awkwardness, and conflict. Allie Volpe, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 Empress Of Is In Heat Empress Of kicked off the block party as the sun scorched the early arriving EDM-loving crowd, but the Los Angeles native wanted to make things even hotter on the stage. Mark Gray, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2024 Get discounts at Second Street stores during an ACL block party between Colorado and Lavaca streets, featuring food and drink specials, $25 tattoos and music. Nicole Cobler, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024 That’s alongside a free block party and skateboard competition at RiNo ArtPark (closing night, Saturday, Oct. 5, free and open to the public), an afterparty at No Vacancy (also free and open), and a gallery show exploring the history of graffiti at RedLine. Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for block party 

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of block party was in 1902

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“Block party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20party. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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