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.
Recent Examples on the Web For those needing downtime, plan a special night at home: a new video game or book, favorite takeout, or family slumber party in the living room. Kari Leibowitz, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024 The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) The parents are out of town, so of course young Trish (Michele Michaels) throws a slumber party. Steven Thrash, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024 From there, the murder of Danny and Poppy Taylor became a tale told in hushed whispers at slumber parties alongside Ouija boards and visits from Bloody Mary in the mirror at midnight. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024 The vignettes range from aliens crashing a slumber party to a man suffering a rogue ocular transplant, but the finest segments come courtesy of original Blair Witch Project director Eduardo Sánchez and The Raid (2011) filmmaker Gareth Evans. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slumber party 

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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 5 Nov. 2024.

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