dinner partyn.

Brit.

/ˈdɪnə ˌpɑːti/, U.S.

/ˈdɪnər ˌpɑrdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dinner n., party n.

Etymology: < dinner n. + party n.

1. A social occasion at which guests eat dinner together, typically at the home of the host.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > breakfast, dinner, or supper party

dinner party1749

supper party1754

breakfast-party1814

dinner dance1887

bachelor-dinner1902

American supper1916

kitty party1991

society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > [noun] > dinner- (etc.) party

dinner party1749

supper party1754

waffle party1808

breakfast-party1814

1749 Newcastle Gen. Mag. Dec. App. 663*/1 Rural Excursions, to Cock Matches or Horse Races, and Dinner-Parties in the neighbouring Villas.

c1825 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) V. 410 I have not the honor of any such acquaintance with Dr Woolaston, having only occasionally met him at dinner parties.

1876 Daily Arkansas Gaz. (Little Rock, Arkansas) 22 Dec. The dinner parties given by this lady and her esteemed husband are among the most enjoyable in the metropolis.

1948 E. Waugh Let. 24 Nov. (1980) 293 I went to one stuffy upper class dinner party on my first night & I go to another tonight.

2021 thesun.co.uk (Nexis) 23 Feb. Matt embarrassed me in front of everyone at the dinner party by saying he wasn't attracted to me.

2. A group of people dining together, esp. the people invited to a dinner.

ΚΠ

1780 M. Minifie Count de Poland IV. xxvii. 75 Our repast has been agreeably lengthened out by the Duke de Oboyne's making one of the dinner party.

1816 J. Austen Emma II. xvi. 304 Out of humour at not being able to come..for forty-eight hours without falling in with a dinner-party.

1919 Motor World 2 July 40/2 The dinner party consisted of 140.

2009 Assoc. Press (Nexis) 26 Aug. The president's half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, and her husband, Konrad Ng, were among the dinner party.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	dinner party
释义	dinner partyn. Brit. /ˈdɪnə ˌpɑːti/, U.S. /ˈdɪnər ˌpɑrdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dinner n., party n. Etymology: < dinner n. + party n. 1. A social occasion at which guests eat dinner together, typically at the home of the host. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > breakfast, dinner, or supper party dinner party1749 supper party1754 breakfast-party1814 dinner dance1887 bachelor-dinner1902 American supper1916 kitty party1991 society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > [noun] > dinner- (etc.) party dinner party1749 supper party1754 waffle party1808 breakfast-party1814 1749 Newcastle Gen. Mag. Dec. App. 663/1 Rural Excursions, to Cock Matches or Horse Races, and Dinner-Parties in the neighbouring Villas. c1825 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett.* (1971) V. 410 I have not the honor of any such acquaintance with Dr Woolaston, having only occasionally met him at dinner parties. 1876 Daily Arkansas Gaz. (Little Rock, Arkansas) 22 Dec. The dinner parties given by this lady and her esteemed husband are among the most enjoyable in the metropolis. 1948 E. Waugh Let. 24 Nov. (1980) 293 I went to one stuffy upper class dinner party on my first night & I go to another tonight. 2021 thesun.co.uk (Nexis) 23 Feb. Matt embarrassed me in front of everyone at the dinner party by saying he wasn't attracted to me. 2. A group of people dining together, esp. the people invited to a dinner. ΚΠ 1780 M. Minifie Count de Poland IV. xxvii. 75 Our repast has been agreeably lengthened out by the Duke de Oboyne's making one of the dinner party. 1816 J. Austen Emma II. xvi. 304 Out of humour at not being able to come..for forty-eight hours without falling in with a dinner-party. 1919 Motor World 2 July 40/2 The dinner party consisted of 140. 2009 Assoc. Press (Nexis) 26 Aug. The president's half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, and her husband, Konrad Ng, were among the dinner party. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1749
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