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单词 double date
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double date

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noun Informal.

a date on which two couples go together.

Origin of double date

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby double date

Double-Crostic, double crown, double cup, double-cut, double dagger, double date, Doubleday, double-deal, double-dealing, double-deck, double-decker

Definition for double date (2 of 2)

double-date
[ duhb-uhl-deyt ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˈdeɪt /
Informal.

verb (used without object), dou·ble-dat·ed, dou·ble-dat·ing.

to take part in a double date.

verb (used with object), dou·ble-dat·ed, dou·ble-dat·ing.

to accompany (someone) on a double date: They double-dated the two sisters.

Origin of double-date

First recorded in 1945–50
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for double date

  • She says that, shortly after a rough breakup, she went on a double-date with a man and Cosby and his wife, Camille.

    Bill Cosby’s Long List of Accusers (So Far): 18 Alleged Sexual Assault Victims Between 1965-2004|Marlow Stern|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • And then we need the double-date photo to end all double-date photos.

    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Got Married and We’re Worried About Jennifer Aniston|Kevin Fallon, Tim Teeman|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Idioms and Phrases with double date

double date

A social engagement in which two couples go together, as in They went on a double date with her brother and his girlfriend. [c. 1920]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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