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# party favours

noun phrase (party favours, plural; US spelling party favors)

«party favours» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (literal) small gifts given to guests at a party (sweets, toys, balloons).
2. (euphemism, slang, US) illegal drugs at a party.

### In the lessons

The literal sense is very common at children's birthday parties; the slang sense is used by adults to talk about drugs in code. Everyday register for the literal sense; slang, mainly USA, for the drugs sense.

### Examples

- Each child took home a bag of party favours.
- We made party favours with stickers and pencils.
- The party favours were little bubbles and whistles.
- Police said the «party favours» were actually illegal pills.
- If there are 12 guests and 3 sweets in each party favour bag, we need 36 sweets.
- Mum, can we have dinosaur party favours?

### Note

For children it always means small gifts. The drugs sense is adult slang; never accept pills offered as «party favours». UK spelling «favours», US «favors». Plain words: party gifts; illegal drugs.