By “party”, I mean a physical social gathering of people for the purposes of having fun. It may be used in a sentence as “I am throwing a party!” or “Let’s party!”.
Basically what I am trying to say is the default “party”.
I’ve never been to any, and I have no idea how people spend their time on parties, so I am curious how you did.
Good description.
A party is also simply an opportunity for people to get together, to hang out together, to catch up on what the other people have done or experienced recently, and to tell/brag/complain about your own life.
This is how you maintain friendships: keep in touch, have a half-decent understanding of what their life is like, and share their ups&downs as well as your own.