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

Word History and Origins

Origin of blind date¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

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

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A few years after graduating, I went on a blind date with the woman who has been my wife for 46 years.

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“Basically, it was a blind date between the two of us,” Smart-McCabe said.

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

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The actor met the veteran of MTV’s “The Real World: New Orleans” through mutual friends in 2002 on a blind date that almost didn’t happen.

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