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necktie parties

necktie parties is the plural of necktie party.

Meaning of necktie party

Noun

necktie party (plural necktie parties)

  1. (US, dated, idiomatic) An execution by hanging, especially a lynching.
    • "I expect I'll have an invite to a necktie-party some day. . . . I'm always afraid the wrong necktie will be mine. Were you ever lynched?"1904, B. M. Bower, “The Lamb”, in The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories

Questions about necktie parties

What is necktie parties the plural of?
Necktie parties is the plural of necktie party.

Words near necktie parties in the dictionary

  1. neckstrap
  2. neckstraps
  3. neckteeth
  4. necktie
  5. necktie paradox
  6. necktie parties
  7. necktie party
  8. necktie sociable
  9. necktie social
  10. necktie socials
  11. necktie-parties

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