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A word borrowed from English that is used especially in youth language to mean 'zufällig' (random/by chance), 'willkürlich' (arbitrary), or 'beliebig' (any).
Wir haben uns nicht verabredet, ich habe sie ganz random in der Stadt getroffen.
We hadn't arranged to meet; I ran into her completely randomly in town.
The word 'random' is an anglicism used almost exclusively in youth language and informal online communication. In formal situations or when speaking with older people, it sounds inappropriate.
Die Party war mega, da waren voll die random Leute.
The party was awesome; there were a bunch of totally random people there.
'Random' is usually used unchanged as an adverb or predicative adjective and is not declined. So it often comes after the noun or verb.
Seine Frage war total random.
His question was totally random.
Besides 'zufällig' (random/by chance), 'random' is also used in youth language to describe something as 'seltsam' (strange), 'unerwartet' (unexpected), or 'nicht nachvollziehbar' (hard to understand). In this meaning, it is often negative or expresses surprise.
Warum er das gemacht hat? Keine Ahnung, das war einfach nur random.
Why did he do that? No idea, that was just totally random.
funny / strange
'komisch' and 'random' can both express that something seems strange or hard to understand. 'komisch' is a normal German word and fits in many situations. 'random' comes from English and is used especially in youth language. It often means 'zufällig' (random/by chance) or 'willkürlich' (arbitrary), but it can also mean 'strange'. The words can be confused because young people sometimes use 'random' in a similar way to 'komisch'. In neutral or formal situations, 'komisch' is more natural; 'random' sounds casual and more youth-oriented.
David findet es random, dass plötzlich ein fremder Hund in der Küche steht.
David thinks it's random that a strange dog is suddenly standing in the kitchen.
Deine Antwort wirkt komisch, weil sie gar nicht zur Frage passt.
Your answer seems strange because it doesn't fit the question at all.