housewarming
noun
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noun
Etymology: From house + warming.
- A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
“In the eyes of Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke the apotheosis of the Celebrity was complete. The people of Asquith were not only willing to attend the house-warming, but had been worked up to the pitch of eagerness.”
- The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
“a housewarming gift”
“They had their first argument on the evening Gadney moved in, their housewarming spat, he later called it.”