blind date en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) A date (romantic meeting) between two people who have never met before.
Blind date—When parties do not Know each other.
1922, The Tiller and Toiler, The Vocabulary of Jazzdom: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
1978, “Blind Date”, in A Tonic for the Troops, performed by The Boomtown Rats:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| blind dates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (25)
fr rendez-vous à l’aveugle (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · pl randka w ciemno (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · ko 맞선 (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · ja ブラインドデート (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · tl sitang ligaw (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · tr kör randevu (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · de Blind Date (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · ru смотри́ны (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · ru свида́ние вслепу́ю (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · pt encontro às cegas (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · sv blindträff (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · uk поба́чення нао́сліп (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · ca cita a cegues (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · cmn 相親 /相亲 (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · es cita a ciegas (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · nl blind date (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · ja お見合い (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · fi sokkotreffit (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · it appuntamento al buio (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · fr rendez-vous surprise (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · fr rencontre à l'aveugle (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · ko 소개팅 (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · ko 미팅 (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · vi dạm ngõ (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) · id kencan buta (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before)