go stag

Idioms

Go unaccompanied by a person of the opposite sex to a social event, as in John decided to go stag to his roommate's party, or Some of the girls are going stag to the dance. Although this term originally applied only to men attending an event without a woman companion, it is now applied to women as well. [c. 1900]

Example Sentences

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Mr Hollande will not be the first to go stag to a state dinner.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2014

I’d rather go stag on Valentine’s Day than have a pity dinner with an ex who dumped me.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2010

There was no way I was going to go stag to prom without a stag posse.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Hopefully, a few of us would snag dates and the rest of us could go stag together.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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