Word of the Day: soiree

The word soiree has appeared in 24 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on July 24 in “How Do You Party — Barbie Style?” by Alyson Krueger:

On Saturday afternoon, Shallon Lester, 36, a YouTuber, saw “Barbie” with 20 girlfriends and then headed back to her house in Bozeman, Mont., for a “Barbiecue.”

She renamed her five-bedroom home “Shallibu Barbie’s Dreamhouse” for the soiree and set up hot-pink balloon arches, a Barbie-themed Slip ‘N Slide and a splash pad. When the ladies weren’t playing in the water, they played a game of Barbie trivia. “I’ve been Googling what Barbie’s full name is, how is she related to Ken, which professions she had,” Ms. Lester said in a phone interview.

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