prom

¹

[prom]

noun

1. a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.

PROM

²

[prom]

noun

Computers.

1. a memory chip whose contents can be programmed by a user or manufacturer for a specific purpose.

prom.

³

abbreviation

1. promontory.

prom

¹

/ prɒm /

noun

1. short for promenade promenade concert

2. informal,  short for promenade

PROM

²

/ prɒm /

acronym

1. programmable read only memory

Word History and Origins

Origin of prom¹

1890–95, short for promenade

Origin of prom²

p(rogrammable) r(ead)-o(nly) m(emory)

Example Sentences

Even in high school, I wasn’t the most popular girl or the prom queen.

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Then again, the experience humiliates Carrie to such an extent that she slaughters everyone at her prom and limps off to die in the woods, so . . . hooray, feminism?

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Leavitt’s snarky quip offered as an answer sounded like it came from a high school prom committee.

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“The smallest vest and Chucks. That was her uniform of that year. And mine was that I just always looked like I was late for the cowboy-themed junior prom.”

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She added parents faced "absolutely huge" financial pressures, and did not want to have "the only child that isn't going to prom, or hasn't got the fancy dress outfit, or the new football boots."

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