beach party

Sandy social gathering

A beach party is a social gathering held on a beach, typically involving swimming, sunbathing, music, and food.

The term evokes casual warm-weather fun: We're throwing a beach party for her birthday.

In mid-20th-century American pop culture, beach party films featured surfing, dancing, and teenage romance.

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string lights · palm trees · tiki culture · sunscreen · sunglasses · fun · reggae · shorts · surf rock · volleyball · Balearic · sunshine · sunset glow · Southern California · Ibiza · ocean · surfing · vacation

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High-altitude escape destination

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Ceremonial government-hosted feast

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Isolated imprisonment in cell

silent retreat · quarantine

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G