housewarming

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See also: house-warming and house warming

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house +‎ warming

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housewarming (plural housewarmings)

  1. (idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
    Synonym: (archaic) house-heating
  2. The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
    a housewarming gift
    • 2004, Jacob M Appel, “Gadney's Immunity”, in Southwest Review, volume 89, number 4, page 580:
      They had their first argument on the evening Gadney moved in, their housewarming spat, he later called it.
    • 2011, John Kinsella, The Offering:
      Fortunately, Dave had left them a packet of rollie tobacco and papers for a housewarming

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