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

The night that Mik and John first met, in a German nightclub in September 1978, John was actually on a blind date with someone else.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

So, how successful can a blind date be?

From BBC • Nov. 27, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

Next to the governor is our Senator Whitworth, whose son Hilly’s been trying to set me up with on a blind date.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett