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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A social engagement between two persons who have not previously met, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance.
  • noun Either of the persons participating in such a social engagement.

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  • noun idiomatic A romantic meeting between two people who have never met before.

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  • noun a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them)
  • noun a date with a stranger

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  • "I've been on so many blind dates, I should get a free dog."

    - Wendy Leibman

    October 31, 2008

  • 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.

    August 26, 2009

  • Duffy's take.

    November 14, 2009