block party

noun

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

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Get tickets to a block party across three venues for $34 (The Annex, Brass Rail and Love and Tequila). Joe Guillen, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025 The small shop, just a few blocks from J Street, offers street style pieces, but for Saturday’s block party, their racks featured only vintage Padres clothing. Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025 Every Tuesday night, the Milk District is host to a food truck block party called Tasty Takeover, with rotating trucks lined up alongside the district’s favorite bars like The Nook on Robinson. Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025 On Saturday, March 8 from 3:05 to 10 p.m. celebrate big 305 energy at the Wynwood Marketplace with an epic block party including music, curated local small business vendors, live art, as well as a lineup of mouthwatering food and drinks. Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for block party

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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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 16 Apr. 2025.

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