slumber party

noun

: an overnight gathering especially of teenage girls usually at one of their homes

Examples of slumber party in a Sentence

My 12-year-old daughter is having a slumber party tonight.
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The song is infectiously catchy, a fitting soundtrack for a slumber party or an outdoor adventure. Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025 Is there a peculiarly Sri Lankan siesta, an especially Swedish kind of slumber party? Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium staff enjoyed a unique slumber party as snow blanketed the metro. Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025 In the film, Paxton, Alexa PenaVega, Kallie Flynn Childress, Brie Larson and Mika Boomer play 8th graders whose paths cross when a slumber party turns into a scavenger hunt full of hijinks. Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for slumber party

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of slumber party was in 1925

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“Slumber party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slumber%20party. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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