party theme

1 1.8

A main idea that decides the decorations, activities, and style of a party

noun

: tema de fiesta

It's a special report on children's birthday party themes... taped on location... at 8-year-old Davy Robbins' party... exclusively for our "Video View" collection.
kind of party theme

Examples

Dubbed Auburn's Black & White Affaire, the event returns the "black and white" party theme to Downtown Auburn on Sept. 15.

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We'll also have ready-made party boxes with party themes like pirate, dinosaur, cupcake, and movie, just to name a few.

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They showed us a demo on one of the new party themes...

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Emily's birthday party theme.

I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
If the birthday girl has a special interest, anything from basketball to opera, create a party theme that reflects her personality.
Jackson created a party theme of pirates and pixies so that the girls and boys invited to the party would feel included.
Today, I'm going to talk about some cool summer party themes you can use for your next summer bash!

Synonyms

keynote

vsparty theme

3 4.2

The main idea of a speech, book, or discussion

focuses on a central idea guiding decorations and activities at a social gathering

Antonyms

chaos

438 3.1

A situation with no order where people are confused and cannot act normally

disorganization

7 3.8

A lack of order or system that makes things untidy

How Specific

party theme

1 1.8

gathering

203 1.0

Surface Forms

party theme singular

party themes plural

Morphology

party + theme

The meaning is directly compositional: 'theme' (central idea) modified by 'party' specifies the theme of that event. This noun + noun/possessive pattern is productive and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Party theme comes from the idea of one clear idea that shapes the whole party: a theme is like a colour, style or story you use again and again in the decorations, food and games. That's why it means the main idea used to 'organise' a party.