Scottish cocktail party

Scottish cocktail party
 n.Gloss: A jocular, possibly nonce, term for “a fight.” «If I get into a Scottish cocktail party with a business, I commonly ask for a written letter of apology.» —“Did eBoost Media customer service rep call customer a faggot?” by Antinous Boing Boing July 23, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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