necktie party

1.
United Statesslangpejorativehistorical
- A lynching by hanging, typically carried out extrajudicially by a mob.
- An act of vigilante execution by hanging, used historically in reference to mob violence in the United States.
2.
USinformalfigurative
- A threatened or simulated hanging used figuratively to denote an extreme punitive action or severe public punishment.
- Colloquial usage referring hyperbolically to a gathering intended to punish or censure someone severely.

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