go stag

go stag
go stag
to go to an event (which is meant for couples) without a member of the opposite sex. (Originally referred only to males.) •

Is Tom going to take you, or are you going stag?

•

Bob didn't want to go stag, so he took his sister to the party.

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{v. phr.} 1. To go to a dance or party without a companion of the opposite sex. * /When Sally turned him down, Tom decided to go stag to the college prom./ 2. To participate in a party for men only. * /Mrs. Smith's husband frequently goes stag, leaving her at home./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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