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Definition of a random
random
adjective
- unexpected and surprising.
All of the sudden this guy jumped out from behind the bushes, it was so random!
The street cleaner never comes down our street. How random.
- See more words with the same meaning: surprised, surprising.
Last edited on Sep 19 2013. Submitted by Leah A. from Ohio University, USA on Feb 15 1999.
- unexpectedly great.
The party was totally random.
- See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
- See more words with the same meaning: surprised, surprising.
Last edited on Feb 27 2005. Submitted by Dale on Feb 27 2005.
noun
- any person whom the speaker doesn't know well.
I have a random for a lab assistant.
- See more words with the same meaning: a stranger.
Last edited on May 06 1998. Submitted by Mountain Man from Central, AL, USA on May 06 1998.
- 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.- See more words with the same meaning: a stranger.
Last edited on Feb 15 1999. Submitted by Leah A. from Ohio University, USA on Feb 15 1999.
- 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.
- See more words with the same meaning: a stranger.
Last edited on Jul 19 2007. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 19 2007.
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Definitions include: fun or relaxing. | |
Definitions include: amazing; "fresh"; "cool". | |
Definitions include: Awesome, cool, wicked sweet. | |
Definitions include: to be great, exciting, or fun. | |
Definitions include: under the influence of marijuana; "high". | |
Definitions include: cool. | |
Definitions include: Its means to be beyond cool. You can use it describing anything that had good meaning to it. | |
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Definitions include: very; really; extremely. | |
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Definitions include: censored variant of "shit". | |
Definitions include: "cool"; "awesome"; "sweet". | |
Definitions include: something great. | |
Definitions include: "cool", according to the sixth edition of "UCLA Slang". | |
Definitions include: exclamation of positive sentiment (excitement, pleasure, etc.) | |
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Definitions include: very surprised. | |
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Definitions include: to unpleasantly surprise one with a fact. | |
Definitions include: an attractive person. | |
Definitions include: a person or object that erred. | |
Definitions include: shock experienced upon seeing the selling price of an item. |
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Definitions include: Someone so unknown to you, that you cannot figure out why he or she is involved in the same social activity as you, but it's great to have them. |
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