blind date

American  

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.

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blind date British  

noun

1. a social meeting between two people who have not met before

2. either of the persons involved

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Etymology

Origin of blind date

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

Speaking to British Vogue in 2023, Cyrus said she and 27-year-old Morando met after being "put on a blind date".

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Dad had been drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War and met my mom on a blind date after he returned home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Instead, it was like Hollywood and the publishing world set the two up on a blind date.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

As beginnings go, the filmmaker offers up a hilarious theme-setting blind date that even a premier satirist like George Saunders would envy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

At first he only told her that he wanted to set her up on a "blind date," but she refused.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple