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blind date

noun

  1. a social appointment or date arranged, usually by a third person, between two people who have not met.
  2. either of the participants in such an arrangement.


blind date

noun

  1. a social meeting between two people who have not met before
  2. either of the persons involved
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of blind date1

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25
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Her friendship blind date was part of Dinner with a Stranger, the society Juliette and her flatmates started "on a whim" for fellow Glasgow University students who want to meet new people.

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The year 1961 turned out to be significant for Bradford after she was roped into a blind date.

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“We are no longer wanted even for a blind date. You would be told not to go once they hear you work in finance.”

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After returning home, Schallock had a blind date with Dona Bernard, and they married a year later.

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“It’s like setting up a blind date with 12 people and you’re hoping that the blind date is at least a friendship at the end. It’s such a roll of the dice,” she said.

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