adjective

• unexpected and surprising.

  All of the sudden this guy jumped out from behind the bushes, it was so random!

  by Leah A., Ohio University, USA, Feb 15 1999.

• unexpectedly great.

  The party was totally random.

  by Dale, Feb 27 2005.

noun

• any person whom the speaker doesn't know well.

  I have a random for a lab assistant.

  by Mountain Man, Central, AL, USA, 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.

  by Leah A., Ohio University, USA, 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.

  by Anonymous, Jul 19 2007.

notes

• See sausage party.

  Let's bounce, this is a sausage fest!

  by Jack Daniel, Miami, FL, USA, Apr 28 1998.

noun

• a gathering with many more males than females. Connotes displeasure.

  Let's take off, this is just a sausage party.

  by Ben Conway, Chatfield, MN, USA, Sep 29 1997.

noun

• a gathering where multiple people smoke marijuana.

  That was such a fun smoke-out!

  by Summer, West Palm Beach, FL, USA, Apr 08 1998.

verb

• to smoke marijuana.

  You guys want to smoke out?

  by Lindsey Newton, Tampa, FL, USA, Jan 11 1998.

noun

• a gathering with many more males than females.

  This party is a sword fight.

  by Greg E., Baton Rouge, LA, USA, Apr 20 1998.