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housewarming

[haus-wawr-ming] / ˈhaʊsˌwɔr mɪŋ /
NOUN
house party
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Etsy wants to know whether shoppers are buying a vase for their own living room or as a housewarming gift.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Especially after 5,000 of your neighbors show up for the housewarming party.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

I asked it to find me a ceramic bowl to give as a housewarming gift, and one Etsy result came up among eight.

From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026

A debut housewarming party drew 50 couples, noted the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024

I didn’t know anything about housewarming gifts, but this definitely had to be one of the stranger ones.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

Strangers invited her to their birthday parties, housewarmings and weddings.

From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2021

Tour groups schedule stops at Azores to pick up the vibrantly hued, ornamental birds traditionally given in Portuguese culture as good-luck presents for weddings and housewarmings.

From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2017

If you’re old enough to date, then you’re old enough for the hard truth: We have all regifted by now — especially for quasi-lame occasions like housewarmings, which practically have “Regift!” engraved on the invitation.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2012

And there were quilting parties and housewarmings and house-raisings—one that was of great importance to Caleb Hazel and to Chad.

From The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come by John Fox




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