party van
party van noun: an FBI or other law enforcement van, especially if carrying agents coming to arrest someone for cybercrime.
Noun
party van (plural party vans)
- An FBI or other law enforcement van, especially if carrying agents coming to arrest someone for cybercrime.
- As ban puts it, "This is our razor-thin disclaimer which protects us in real-life" from what /b/tards refer to as "a ride in the FBI party van."2008 January 18, Julian Dibbell, “Mutilated Furries, Flying Phalluses: Put the Blame on Griefers, the Sociopaths of the Virtual World”, in Wired
- Who needs the FBI party van when you can just order CALEA take out?2014 September 5, Sean Gallagher, “When NSA and FBI call for surveillance takeout, these companies deliver”, in Ars Technica
Forms of party van
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Origin of party van
Attested 2006 in a comic posted on 4chan: FBI agents trick Anonymous into opening his door by claiming they are the “4chan party van”.
Questions about party van
- What does party van mean?
- Party van means an FBI or other law enforcement van, especially if carrying agents coming to arrest someone for cybercrime.
- What part of speech is party van?
- Party van is a noun.
- What is the plural of party van?
- The plural of party van is party vans.
Words near party van in the dictionary
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