| 单词 | necktie party |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnecktie party necktie party n. U.S. slang a lynching or hanging (now chiefly historical). ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > lynching > instance of necktie party1882 society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [noun] > a hanging Newgate hornpipe1829 necktie sociable1871 necktie party1882 necktie social1994 1882 in National Geographic Mag. (1929) Aug. 247 If Found within the Limits of this City after Ten O'Clock p.m. this Night, you will be Invited to attend a Grand Neck-tie Party. 1893 Spectator 7 Oct. 463 A lynching is gracefully described as a neck-tie party. 1919 T. K. Holmes Man from Tall Timber xxxiii. 421 If Larrabee ever comes back to Tall Timber there ought to be a necktie party for him. 1967 N. Lucas C.I.D. x. 157 Oh well—if you have a necktie party, it's a quick way to go. Better than being killed by an atom bomb. 1997 Independent 20 May (Network Plus section) 3/3 If the varmints weren't in the mood for a necktie party, then the posse loaded up their..Winchester repeating rifles and headed out for a showdown. < as lemmas |
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