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necktie party — ☆ necktie party n. Slang a hanging; esp., a lynching … English World dictionary
necktie party — a lynching The necktie is the noose: The solitary bent branch enough to tell any Western fan that it would eventually be used for a necktie party. (Deighton, 1972) Also as a necktie sociable. The victim might be measured for a… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
necktie party — {n.}, {slang} A hanging by a mob; lynching. * /Cattle thieves were stealing the rancher s cattle, but the cowboys caught them and had a necktie party./ Compare: STRING UP … Dictionary of American idioms
necktie party — {n.}, {slang} A hanging by a mob; lynching. * /Cattle thieves were stealing the rancher s cattle, but the cowboys caught them and had a necktie party./ Compare: STRING UP … Dictionary of American idioms
necktie\ party — noun slang A hanging by a mob; lynching. Cattle thieves were stealing the rancher s cattle, but the cowboys caught them and had a necktie party. Compare: string up … Словарь американских идиом
necktie party — See a necktie party … English idioms
necktie party — noun slang : lynching, hanging were threatened with mob violence, with tar and feathering and a necktie party Mari Sandoz … Useful english dictionary
necktie party — Older Slang. a lynching or other execution by hanging. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium
necktie party — noun N. Amer. informal a lynching or hanging … English new terms dictionary
a necktie party — a hanging, a lynching If the men catch the outlaw, they want to have a necktie party … English idioms
