Sadie Hawkins

[sey-dee haw-kinz]

noun

1. 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.

2. a day Sadie Hawkins Day or night, often in November, when such an event or events are held.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sadie Hawkins¹

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

From Mindless Behavior concerts at The Novo to Maru Coffee to Born X Raised Sadie Hawkins, I’ve found myself reeling in ridiculously long lines, planning my days and outfits around them, gawking at them when I couldn’t be bothered.

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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.

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We pose in front of fake roses at bougie brunch spots on Fairfax, rap squat in front of cheap, gleaming vinyl ones on nights out in North Hollywood and tequila-sponsored activations off La Cienega, wait for hours to be captured in front of dreamy baby blue fabric with the words “Born X Raised” across the top at Sadie Hawkins every year.

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Last year, Kim collaborated with Lee and Spanto, the late co-founder of Born X Raised, on a suit that he wore to his last Sadie Hawkins.

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The brand quickly drew the city’s creative class to events like the Born X Raised Sadie Hawkins Winter Formal.

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