necktie party
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of necktie party
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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In some unaccountable way it had been whispered around until, before recess was over, nearly everyone, excepting Deacon Littlefield, knew that Aggie proposed giving what she called" a necktie party."
From A District Messenger Boy and a Necktie Party by James Otis
This ain't no necktie party that you're asked to assist in!'
From Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker
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