double date
noun
,
Informal.
1.
a date on which two couples go together.
Origin
1920-25
double-date
[
duhb
-
uh
l-
deyt
]
/ˈdʌb əlˈdeɪt/
verb (used without object)
,
double-dated,
double-dating.
1.
to take part in a double date.
verb (used with object)
,
double-dated,
double-dating.
2.
to accompany (someone) on a double date:
They double-dated the two sisters.
Origin
1945-50
Examples from the web for
double date
Detach applicant's envelope, if present, and attach to the tax return without a
double date
stamp.
She wouldn't go out with him except on a
double date
.
My prom, a friend convinces me to
double date
, and she wants to get ready at my house before the prom.
Word Origin and History for
double date
v.
1931, from
double
(adj.) +
date
(v.2).
Idioms and Phrases with
double date
double date
A social engagement in which two couples go together, as in
They went on a double date with her brother and his girlfriend
.
[
c. 1920
]