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11a necktie party — a hanging, a lynching If the men catch the outlaw, they want to have a necktie party …
12necktie — (n.) 1838, from NECK (Cf. neck) (n.) + TIE (Cf. tie) (n.). American English slang necktie party a lynching is recorded from 1871 …
13Necktie social — A necktie social is a euphemism for execution by hanging commonly used in the American Old West. Additionally, the term is also used literally, for a social event that involved selling donated neckties for charity. [1] [2] The term necktie party… …
14necktie — n. esp. US = TIE n. 2. Phrases and idioms: necktie party sl. a lynching or hanging …
15neck-tie\ 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 …
16killing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of one that kills Nouns 1. killing, homicide, manslaughter, murder, assassination, murder most foul; bloodshed, bloodletting, slaughter, carnage, butchery, extermination, decimation, annihilation,… …
17lynching — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hanging, murder, necktie party (sl.); tar and feathering; mob rule, kangaroo court. See punishment, killing. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. hanging, *stringing up, *necktie party, execution, *mob… …
18punishment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Applying a penalty for an offense Nouns 1. punishment; chastisement, chastening; correction, castigation; discipline, infliction, trial; judgment, penalty; retribution; thunderbolt, nemesis; requital,… …
19The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower — Infobox musical artist Name = The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = San Diego, California, USA Instrument = Voice type = Genre = Punk jazz… …
20string up — {v.}, {slang} To put a rope around the neck of a person and choke him to death; hang. * /The posse strung up the rustler without a trial./ Compare: NECKTIE PARTY …
