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
Spanto: I think Dead City was just as impactful as Sadie Hawkins.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2022
Back in time Sadie Hawkins events were even established to give women the chance to reverse that role.
From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2017
She compared her app to a Sadie Hawkins dance, where women ask the men.
From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2015
Because a sister can’t just ask a guy out like it’s some normal thing, girls have gone to great lengths to make sure that their Sadie Hawkins proposition is the most elaborate.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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