bouncy house
noun
variants
chiefly US bouncy house
or chiefly British bouncy castle
plural bouncy houses
: a springy inflatable structure often resembling a four-sided building and used especially by children for jumping for sport
called also bounce house
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The joint post from her son's Instagram page included professional shots from the toddler's birthday party, which was complete with a bouncy house and a petting zoo.
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Kayla Grant, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
In addition to the slides and tunnels from Plaid, the crew built a bouncy house like the one in Rorschach and covered a wall of wigs to create the same effect as Blonde.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Feb. 2025
Hendry built an all-pink hair salon fit for Barbie in Blonde, an adult-size bouncy house for 2019’s Rorschach, and a ball pit turned treasure hunt for 2023’s Crown — where a line started forming at 3 a.m. before opening day.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Feb. 2025
The bouncy house and red T-shirts with McLaurin’s No. 17 were big hits.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Kayla Grant, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
In addition to the slides and tunnels from Plaid, the crew built a bouncy house like the one in Rorschach and covered a wall of wigs to create the same effect as Blonde.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Feb. 2025
Hendry built an all-pink hair salon fit for Barbie in Blonde, an adult-size bouncy house for 2019’s Rorschach, and a ball pit turned treasure hunt for 2023’s Crown — where a line started forming at 3 a.m. before opening day.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Feb. 2025
The bouncy house and red T-shirts with McLaurin’s No. 17 were big hits.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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