necktie party

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noun Older Slang.

a lynching or other execution by hanging.

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Origin of necktie party

First recorded in 1830–40

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Examples from the Web for necktie party

Bart seethed with rage and nearly came to blows with a number of vociferous agitators who were advocating a necktie-party.
Astounding Stories, August, 1931|Various