Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A social engagement between two persons who have not previously met, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance.
- n. Either of the persons participating in such a social engagement.
Wiktionary
- n. idiomatic A romantic meeting between two people who have never met before.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them)
- n. a date with a stranger
Examples
“Feeling sorry for me, my close friends mobilized their network and found me a blind datethe blind date from hell!”
“Then again, I heard about this eighty-five-year-old woman who went on a blind date with a ninety-two-year-old man.”
“Oh—Bud Fleece is my dad and the blind date is Sam the Barber’s son.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘blind date’.
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Genes
Interesting gene names. Some of these may have changed recently (to something less offensive/funny).
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My Little Phonies
Names for the next generation of My Little Ponies. Inspired by Star's list.
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It's a date!
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All Those Jazz Words
Words coined or popularized during the Roaring '20s.
back-seat driver, jalopy, step on it, cop a plea, fuzz, gimmick, hijack, speakeasy, to take (someone)..., cockeyed, scofflaw, shellacked and 74 more...
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Tulip Names I
No rhyme or reason other than that I like the names. :-) For more flower fun, see these lists:
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Tulip Names II: You Know ...abbey dream, abbey road, abodement, abra, abra elite, academician tstisin, acapulco, ace of diamonds, acropolis, ad hoc, adamo, addis and 597 more...
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♡LOVE and things like it♡
dedicated to my man Steven, without whom i would be addicted to drugs, lying in a gutter, hating myself, or hooking somewhere :)
affectionate, amative, amatory, amiable, ammophilous, amorous, ardent, attached to, attracted to, beloved, bewitching, bitten and 404 more...
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Secret Agent Man
Wanna know how to be a spy? Sorry, that's classified. But this list can teach you how to talk like one.
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Tweets
Looking for tweets for blind date.
oroboros Duffy's take. Nov 14, 2009
tbtabby Spy lingo for a meeting between an intelligence officer and a spy, in a time and place of the spy's choosing. Blind dates are very dangerous, because the spy could be setting a trap. Aug 26, 2009
bilby "I've been on so many blind dates, I should get a free dog."
- Wendy Leibman Oct 31, 2008