Etymology

party van

Today it means: An FBI or other law enforcement van, especially if carrying agents coming to arrest someone for cybercrime. Full definition →

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The story

Attested 2006 in a comic posted on 4chan: FBI agents trick Anonymous into opening his door by claiming they are the “4chan party van”.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.