a blind date

blind date

A date between two people who have not previously met. Blind dates are terrifying because you don't know what the person will be like, but that's also part of the excitement. I'm not surprised my mom set up this blind date—she loves to meddle in my love life, even though I'm 30 years old! A: "How was your blind date last night?" B: "As it turned out, we actually had gone to the same high school! So we already kind of knew each other."

See also: blind, date

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a blind date

COMMON A blind date is an arrangement made for you to spend time with someone you have never met before to see if you would like to have a romantic relationship with them. My cousin met a man on a blind date and they went out for six years.

See also: blind, date

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a blind date

a social meeting, usually with the object of starting a romance, between two people who have not met each other before.

See also: blind, date

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

a ˌblind ˈdate

a social meeting between two people who have never met before, often arranged by friends, in the hope that it may lead to a love affair: A friend of mine set up a blind date for me with his girlfriend’s sister.

See also: blind, date

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