bounce house

noun

plural bounce houses
: a springy inflatable structure often resembling a four-sided building and used especially by children for jumping for sport : bouncy house

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End-of-school-year bounce house event To celebrate the end of the school year, the Town of Lady Lake is sponsoring its annual Bounce Town Bash from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 31 at the Rolling Acres Sports Complex, 250 Rolling Acres Road. Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025 This bounce house includes a water slide, mesh walls around the bounce house, and more. Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 21 May 2025 As part of the gathering, there will be live music, a car show, food trucks, raffle prizes, a dunk tank, face painting, U.S. Marine Corps’ pull-up challenge, children’s crafts, games and bounce houses, Edward Hospital therapy dogs and other attractions and activities. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025 From a bounce house with a water slide to a castle bounce house, these picks are cheaper to buy than to rent. Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bounce house

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bounce house was in 1978

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“Bounce house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20house. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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