blind date

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word blind date. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word blind date, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say blind date in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word blind date you have here. The definition of the word blind date will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofblind date, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Pronunciation

Noun

blind date (plural blind dates)

  1. (idiomatic) A date (romantic meeting) between two people who have never met before.
    • 1978, “Blind Date”, in A Tonic for the Troops, performed by The Boomtown Rats:
      A blind date is a blinkered meeting / A rendez-vous with some person unknown / A secret tryst, a shady dealing / A gambler's chance when love's dice are thrown
    • 1922, The Tiller and Toiler, The Vocabulary of Jazzdom:
      Blind date—When parties do not Know each other.

Translations

See also