BLIND DATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blind date mean? 

• BLIND DATE (noun)
  The noun BLIND DATE has 2 senses:

1. a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them)

2. a date with a stranger

  Familiarity information: BLIND DATE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLIND DATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("blind date" is a kind of...):

date; escort (a participant in a date)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A date with a stranger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Context example:

she never goes on blind dates

Hypernyms ("blind date" is a kind of...):

appointment; date; engagement (a meeting arranged in advance)

 Context examples 

You may meet your one truelove at a holiday party, or a friend may set you up on a blind date that clicks magnificently!

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

No introduction to meet someone for a blind date on March 11?

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If a friend offers to make an introduction for a blind date for dinner or coffee, agree.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Romantically, a blind date might work out magically on January 15 or 27 when Venus will be close enought to sprinkle glamorous confetti in your path.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

This will be an ideal day to meet with friends after work or to have a friend set you up on a blind date with someone she thinks you’ll like.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Socialize by going to a party or mixer and being open to a blind date—these are some examples, but treat yourself well, be confident, and see what the world holds for you, dear Taurus.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)