What is Flash Party?
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A strange phenomenon wherein a group of people plans a secret event to take place at a public location. The planning usually occurs online. Flash parties are usually silly, fun affairs.
A bunch of anime fans suddenly showed up at McDonald's wearing blue afro wigs and singing strange Japanese songs... flash party in action!
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All of a sudden a small group of people become intoxicated, dance, then sober up and leave within a few hours.
"WOOOOOOOO FLASH PARTY! Okay bye, see you later."
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3.
A social gathering on an "off night" of the week, usually at a bar or someone's house/apt, that starts out small but suddenly, unintentionally, and randomly reaches critical mass and turns into
"Last night McHugh and I went to the pub to have a few beers, but then people randomly started showing up and it turned into a flash party. Some Excedrin would be good about now."
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