The Online Slang Dictionary
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Definition of random

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noun

  1. a person who attends some social activity (e.g. party) but doesn't know the people hosting the activity, and wasn't invited.
    The party wasn't so bad - only a few randoms showed up.
  2. any person whom the speaker doesn't know well.
    I have a random for a lab assistant.

    Submitted by Mountain Man, Central, AL, USA, May 06 1998.

  3. a person who appears in a social context, but who no one knows. Used, for example, to refer to people that a friend has brought home from a social event, such as a party or club night.
    She brought this total random back to her room last night.
    Speaker: Who was that guy you were talking to at the bar?
    Response: No idea. It was just some random that sat down next to me.

    Submitted by Leah Erin Joy and Melissa, Ohio University, USA, Feb 15 1999.

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