Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. ordinary, run-of-the-mill.

1986		Eble Campus Sl. Mar.
1989		P. Munro Sl. U.
1995		A. Heckerling Clueless [film script] Hi! Pretty random fiesta. Need a ride home?

2. eccentric, bizarre, odd.

1982		Eble Campus Sl. Fall 4: random – undesirable: This is one random pen I am writing with.
1989		P. Munro Sl. U.
1994		Eble Campus Sl. Apr.
1995		A. Heckerling Clueless [film script] She met some random guys at the Foot Locker and escorted them right over there.
2006		G. Iles Turning Angel 26: It just doesn’t make sense. It’s so random.

3. spontaneous, unexpected.

1988		Eble Campus Sl. Mar. 8: random – unexpected.
1999		Eble Campus Sl. Nov.
2000		Eble Campus Sl. Spring.
2012		Cape Argus (SA) 19 Jan. 🌐 We had random people showing up, all wearing their red socks.