dress-up party

noun

costume party

Meanings

noundress-up party (plural dress-up parties)

plural dress-up parties

  1. costume party

    Men In Black 3 lacks the novelty of the first film, and its take on the late ’60s feels an awful lot like a psychedelic dress-up party, all broad caricatures and groovy vibes.

    2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2013
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Chicago

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