blind date

American  

noun

• blind dates
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• blind dates
  plural

Etymology

Origin of blind date

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

blind date

The book opens in December 2006 with a 29-year-old Tom Brady anxiously heading out for a blind date with Ms. Bündchen: the kind of scene that tells readers they’re in for something new.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Today at the bottom of the list in all caps sits the name of Jay Roach, the movie director whom Hoffs met on a blind date in 1991.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

They are awaiting the arrival of Max, whom they have set up on a blind date with Andrew’s co-worker Becky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

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

“Well, it’s not a blind date, exacdy,” he says.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri