slumber party
slumber party — noun
1. an evening event where several young friends, usually girls, stay overnight at o
an evening event where several young friends, usually girls, stay overnight at one friend's home and stay up late chatting and playing.
Élise invited six girls from her class to a slumber party on Friday.
have / invite friends to a slumber party
At Rania's slumber party, the girls watched films and ate popcorn until midnight.
scene-setting: at someone's slumber party
The whole neighbourhood could hear the laughter from the slumber party next door.
Devika packed her sleeping bag and pillow for the slumber party at Wren's house.
Allison's parents agreed to host a slumber party for her tenth birthday.
- sleepover
more general and the usual British term; can involve just one guest
- pajama party
American spelling; emphasises everyone wearing nightclothes
文法句型
have / throw / host a slumber party
用法筆記
Most common in American English; the British equivalent is 'sleepover'. The guests are typically children or teenagers, and the event is named for the late-night socialising rather than for actual sleep.