promposaln.

Brit.

/prɒmˈpəʊzl/, U.S.

/ˌprɑmˈpoʊz(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: prom n., proposal n.

Etymology: Blend of prom n. and proposal n.Compare earlier isolated use in ‘Indecent Promposal’, the title of a 1994 episode of the U.S. sitcom California Dreams, punning on the title of the 1993 U.S. film Indecent Proposal (based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Jack Engelhard); see e.g.:1994 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 17 July (TV Week section) 49/4 California Dreams ‘Indecent Promposal’ Jake decides not to go to the prom, and Tiffani gets another date.

North American.

An invitation to be someone's date to a school prom; esp. one which is elaborately staged, filmed, and made available on social media for others to view.

ΚΠ

2006 www.urbandictionary.com 22 Jan. (Internet Archive Wayback Machine 18 Dec. 2007) Promposal, a proposal from one person asking another person to the prom.

2011 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 27 May l4 As prom approaches this spring, ‘promposals’ have taken Canadian high schools by storm... The promposal is now an extravagant public affair.

2019 L. Essig Love, Inc. iii. 107 In a promposal with over 3 million views, a young man and his mother stage a highly elaborate drama that involves..showing up at the girl's house in an ambulance.., so that he can pop up with a ‘dying to go to prom with you’ sign.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	promposal
释义	promposaln. Brit. /prɒmˈpəʊzl/, U.S. /ˌprɑmˈpoʊz(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: prom n., proposal n. Etymology: Blend of prom n. and proposal n.Compare earlier isolated use in ‘Indecent Promposal’, the title of a 1994 episode of the U.S. sitcom California Dreams, punning on the title of the 1993 U.S. film Indecent Proposal (based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Jack Engelhard); see e.g.:1994 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 17 July (TV Week section) 49/4 California Dreams ‘Indecent Promposal’ Jake decides not to go to the prom, and Tiffani gets another date. North American. An invitation to be someone's date to a school prom; esp. one which is elaborately staged, filmed, and made available on social media for others to view. ΚΠ 2006 www.urbandictionary.com 22 Jan. (Internet Archive Wayback Machine 18 Dec. 2007) Promposal, a proposal from one person asking another person to the prom. 2011 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 27 May l4 As prom approaches this spring, ‘promposals’ have taken Canadian high schools by storm... The promposal is now an extravagant public affair. 2019 L. Essig Love, Inc. iii. 107 In a promposal with over 3 million views, a young man and his mother stage a highly elaborate drama that involves..showing up at the girl's house in an ambulance.., so that he can pop up with a ‘dying to go to prom with you’ sign. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.2006
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