blind date

blind date
{n.} An engagement or date arranged by friends for people who have not previously known one another. * /A blind date can be a huge success, or a big disappointment./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • blind date — by 1921, U.S. college student slang, from BLIND (Cf. blind) (adj.) + DATE (Cf. date) (n.3). Earliest attested use is in reference to the person …   Etymology dictionary

  • blind date — n an arranged meeting between a man and woman who have not met each other before ▪ Would you ever go on a blind date? …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Blind Date — [ blaind deit] das; [s], s <aus gleichbed. engl. blind date> Verabredung mit einer unbekannten Person …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • blind date — blind dates N COUNT A blind date is an arrangement made for you to spend a romantic evening with someone you have never met before …   English dictionary

  • blind date — blind′ date′ n. 1) a social appointment or date arranged, usu. by a third person, between two people who have not met 2) either of the participants in such an arrangement • Etymology: 1920–25 …   From formal English to slang

  • blind date — noun count an arrangement in which two people who have never met before spend some time together, in order to find out whether they like each other enough to start a relationship …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • blind date — /blainˈdeit, ingl. ˈblaɪnˌdeɪt/ loc. sost. m. inv. appuntamento al buio …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • Blind Date — [ blaind de:t], das; [s], s <amerikanisch> (Verabredung mit einer unbekannten Person) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • blind date — ► NOUN ▪ a social engagement with a person one has not previously met, designed to have a romantic aim …   English terms dictionary

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