"ABC party" meaning in All languages combined

See ABC party on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ABC parties [plural]
Etymology: Short for "anything but clothes". Head templates: {{en-noun|head=ABC party}} ABC party (plural ABC parties)
  1. A novelty social gathering where the guests wear things other than clothing, such as trash bags or bubble wrap.
    Sense id: en-ABC_party-en-noun-RwYr6uA7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        [
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          "gathering"
        ],
        [
          "guest",
          "guest"
        ],
        [
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          "trash bag",
          "trash bag"
        ],
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          "bubble wrap",
          "bubble wrap"
        ]
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        "English lemmas",
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        ],
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