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crewdate

crewdate noun: a social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, traditionally rowing crews, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with sconcing and pennying; equivalent to a swap at Cambridge University.

Noun

crewdate (plural crewdates)

  1. (Oxford University slang) A social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, traditionally rowing crews, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with sconcing and pennying; equivalent to a swap at Cambridge University.

Forms of crewdate

pluralcrewdates

Origin of crewdate

From (rowing) crew + date.

Questions about crewdate

What does crewdate mean?
Crewdate means a social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, traditionally rowing crews, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with sconcing and pennying; equivalent to a swap at Cambridge University.
What part of speech is crewdate?
Crewdate is a noun.
What is the plural of crewdate?
The plural of crewdate is crewdates.

Words near crewdate in the dictionary

  1. crewcab
  2. crewcabs
  3. crewcut
  4. crewcuts
  5. crewcutted
  6. crewdate
  7. crewdates
  8. Crewdson
  9. Crewdsons
  10. crewe
  11. Crewe Green

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