flying in formation

When a group of inebriated people all assume incorrectly that a story teller at a party is using a word as slang or metaphor, rather than its literal meaning. Ex: "I used to be a pretty skilled crop-duster." The speaker is a pilot, not a passer of gas.

Those dudes were totally flying in formation when they started laughing uncontrollably at Winnie when she said, "Do I smell popcorn?" Because we were actually making popcorn.