double date

¹ American  

noun

Informal.

1. a date on which two couples go together.

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double-date ² American  

[duhb-uhl-deyt] / ˈdʌb əlˈdeɪt /

verb (used without object)

double-dated, double-dating

1. to take part in a double date.

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verb (used with object)

double-dated, double-dating

1. to accompany (someone) on a double date.

   They double-dated the two sisters.

double date Idioms  

1. A social engagement in which two couples go together, as in They went on a double date with her brother and his girlfriend. [c. 1920]

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Etymology

Origin of double date¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Origin of double-date²

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Plus, it teases the beat where they wind up on a double date with two former lovers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

In June, Tinder introduced its double date feature.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

Case in point: A month after the double date, Lexi was stabbing needles into the fat around her navel, ripening her eggs for extraction.

From Slate • May 7, 2024

Morrison was not at the vacuum shop meeting, but he tried to get to know Fox by proposing a double date at a Denny’s restaurant, Impola testified.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2022

This is going to be a real date, a double date, with Katie and Ethan.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

Related Words

• assignation
• blind date
• tryst