lawn party
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2.4
- noun
- /lɔn ˈpɑrti/
- Everyone brought a dish to share at the lawn party held in the park last weekend.
Examples
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Do you remember my blue and white spectator pumps, the ones I ruined at President Gray's lawn party?
Fiction book (1996) -
"Well, anyway," said Elspeth, "nobody cares about those old-fashioned times anymore, the tea dances, the lawn parties; nobody believes those times ever even happened."
Fiction book (1991) -
On one of these evenings, Mom had relayed the story of a neighborhood lawn party, where she'd seen Hope and her fiancé, Hunter Brice.
Fiction book (1998) -
We had a wonderful time at the lawn party, enjoying the sunshine and good food.
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The lawn party featured games and music, making it a fun event for all ages.
Synonyms
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1.0
An event where people meet to celebrate, eat, and have fun
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2.3
An outdoor social event in a garden with food, drink, and music
A fancy outdoor party in a garden or country house with music and food
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a social gathering held outdoors on a lawn' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'lawn' (a mowed grass area) with 'party' (a social gathering). This straightforward noun+noun composition follows regular English compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Lawn party comes from a simple image: a lawn is a kept area of grass used for a party, with tables, tea and games set outside. So it means 'a social gathering held outdoors on a lawn', often for refreshments or to raise money.