Sadie Hawkins
Americannoun
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Also called Sadie. Also called Sadies. a party, dance, or other social event, especially one held annually among high school or college students, to which each girl escorts the boy of her choice, or invites him to escort her.
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a day Sadie Hawkins Day or night, often in November, when such an event or events are held.
Etymology
Origin of Sadie Hawkins
An Americanism dating back to 1939; after the race held on Sadie Hawkins Day (in the cartoon strip Li'l Abner by Al Capp ), in which single women pursued bachelors
Example Sentences
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It’s about as academically relevant to today’s students as Sadie Hawkins Day, and as necessary as a dunce cap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
The brand quickly drew the city’s creative class to events like the Born X Raised Sadie Hawkins Winter Formal.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
It’s easy to envision any L.A. dude wearing one of them at the next Born X Raised Sadie Hawkins, draping it over their date’s shoulders at the taco truck to cap the night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
She compared her app to a Sadie Hawkins dance, where women ask the men.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2015
“We went to Sadie Hawkins together,” she says by way of explanation.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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