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used to assign distance to the subject - either to avoid going into detail, or to suggest a lack of knowledge of it. also can be used as a noun.
1. "there were about a dozen people at the party - Betty, Sue, Wilma, Christine, Peter and I, and about half a dozen random others."

2. "I didn't pull last night, but when I left, Stephen was getting off with some random guy."

3. "Nice party. Who are all these randoms?"
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adj.
1. Having no specific purpose or objective.
2. Relating to a type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.
3. Unpredictable; weird.
"Paris Hilton has her own show."
"Paris Hilton has her own show."
"Paris Hilton has her own show."
Random by Lola L. December 2, 2004
adj. no real reasoning, objective or pattern.

however, people are using this word randomly to convey alternative things e.g. weird. See example. Note how the answer was on topic.
An example of how random is typically incorrectly used:

Joe: What are you doing tomorrow?
Bob: I'm going to go for a leisurely stroll with my dog in the scenic public park.
Joe: How random.
random by letsprocrastinate December 16, 2004
A word often used in counter-strike to describe a player whose performance lacks consistency and often changes sporadically.
<WATERS`nearer> I just went into #noa and told Shaguar that hes random. LOL
<STYX`Renegade> Shut up, Fagmo.
random by Travis Barry January 19, 2005
You just clicked on that button dude; do you really need a definition?
Honestly, where's your head at?
random by kevinh April 29, 2006
A word that describes something as off beat, or odd in the time in which it occurs or is seen. Since Mid 2003, the popularity of the word 'Random' has sky rocketed due to unknown reasons. Scientists and scholars alike have many theorys, but they attribute the rise in the use of the word to the Sub culture of Pop Punk.
Good charlotte fan: 'OMG!!! I sat on a snail today! It was green!'
Cheerleader friend: 'OMG!!! Youre so random!!!'
random by Bitchin' Kitchen January 2, 2004
Chloe: "Oh that's so random"
Chamille "Don't you mean that's so Brenna?"
Random by Lemonbroooo February 9, 2019