- a social meeting between two people who have not met before
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈblind ˈdate, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a social meeting arranged by a third person between two people who have not met before:met her on a blind date.
- either of the two people in such an arrangement:I was her blind date for the evening.
blind′ date′,
- a social appointment or date arranged, usually by a third person, between two people who have not met.
- either of the participants in such an arrangement.
- 1920–25, American.
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blind date n informal