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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This year, kids could play in extra bounce houses, take a magical light walk and play a life-sized wonderland board game. Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025 At the center of the festivities, children reveled in a Winter Wonderland pop-up park, complete with a giant bounce house and Santa Claus himself. Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Dec. 2024 Despite being pre-loved, our bounce house has been going strong for over six years and has endured its 160-pound weight limit. Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 23 Dec. 2024 Fayetteville Festivus — This new festival in downtown Fayetteville includes a shopping crawl, movie screenings, games and bounce houses and dancing in the street. Alex Golden, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024 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 23 Jan. 2025.

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