bounce house

noun

plural bounce houses
: a springy inflatable structure often resembling a four-sided building and used especially by children for jumping for sport : bouncy house

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Highlights include an egg hunt, games, music, an inflatable bounce house and face painting. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025 Zoom in: The event includes the 24,000-square-foot aforementioned bounce house, an inflatable obstacle course, cosmic wonderland, deep sea foam party, and other attractions. Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025 Only anchoring the bounce house using four of its eight tether points. Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025 The annual Spring Egg Hunt will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 19, at the Recreation Center and feature bounce houses, prizes and photo opportunities in addition to the egg hunt, Volpe said. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bounce house

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bounce house was in 1978

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“Bounce house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20house. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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