单词 | play date |
释义 | play daten. Originally U.S. 1. A scheduled performance of a play, film, concert, etc.; (also) the date or time allotted for such a performance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > a performance > time or duration of performance showtime1893 running time1912 play date1915 1915 Lincoln (Nebraska) Daily Star 18 Jan. 2/5 The play date here is set for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday matinee. 1927 Times 1 Feb. (Suppl.) p. xxi/4 For British producers so few play dates are left open that it has been found necessary..to ‘buy off’ American films in order to secure exhibition. 1974 B. Hoddeson Porn People iii. 39/2 Hoddeson. About how many play dates does each of your pictures get? Steinman. With our adult pictures it ranges from 1,500 play dates to 2,500 play dates. 2003 Chicago Tribune 24 Aug. v. 6/3 On a Web site touting Chicago local bands, 986 groups post play dates and contact information. 2. A social engagement arranged so that children may play together. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] > gatherings for specific activity apple paring1656 house raising1704 quilting1768 bee1769 sing-song1769 reading party1781 rocking1786 cotton-picking1795 rolling1819 picking bee1828 candy pulling1834 candy pull1845 taffy-join1854 barn-raising1856 taffy pulling1863 coffee shop1880 log-rolling1883 taffy pull1883 petting party1920 play date1975 1975 Washington Post 13 June b6/2 Last Saturday my 7-year-old daughter had a play-date with a little friend. 1986 N.Y. Times 24 Aug. xxii. 30/1 We arrange appointments for ‘play dates’, usually three weeks in advance. My daughter's crowded calendar could be the envy of any socialite. 1994 Today's Parent (Electronic ed.) June 78 If your child's preschool social visits were..limited to the children of your friends and neighbours, his new play dates with families you've never met can sometimes cause..anxiety. 2002 R. Peters Laying down Law 191 Many children go through a period of feeling alone... Help to begin or cement new friendships by contacting some classmates' parents to set up playdates. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1915 |
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