double date

¹

noun

Informal.

1. a date on which two couples go together.

double-date

²

[duhb-uhl-deyt]

verb (used without object)

double-dated, double-dating 

1. to take part in a double date.

verb (used with object)

double-dated, double-dating 

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

   They double-dated the two sisters.

Word History and Origins

Origin of double date¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Origin of double date²

First recorded in 1945–50

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

Some of Tinder’s new releases include double date and college mode, where students can meet others at their university or nearby colleges.

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

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In June, Tinder introduced its double date feature.

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He asked her out on a double date with their pets: “Coffee and dogs,” she told Lifestyle Asia in August 2023, won her over “from the get-go.”

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So that makes the double date episode with Gregory as this big kind of jealous moment — it would have been nice to have that happen over three episodes.

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Related Words

• assignation 
• blind date 
• tryst