blind date

noun

plural blind dates
1
: a date between two people who have not previously met
2
: a person going on a date with someone they have not previously met see usage paragraph at blind entry 1

Examples of blind date in a Sentence

She went out on a blind date with her friend's cousin.
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The list eventually ended with filmmaker Jay Roach, whom Hoffs met on a blind date in 1991 and has now been married to for 33 years. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026 Today at the bottom of the list in all caps sits the name of Jay Roach, the movie director whom Hoffs met on a blind date in 1991. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Experiments In Offline Dating by Kat Mackenzie Maya Davis travels to Ireland to find love the old-fashioned way for her dating podcast, only to endure the most disastrous blind date of her life with a gruff sheep farmer. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 31 July 2026 As the pair, who met on a blind date, were walking around the grounds of their hotel, Morando took the opportunity to propose. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for blind date

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of blind date was in 1921

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“Blind date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blind%20date. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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