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dage

dage noun: a party held in the daytime.

Noun

dage (plural dages)

  1. (East-Coast, university slang) A party held in the daytime.
    • So help me god, if I see someone just standing around at a dage acting like they're not having any fun at all, I will run inside, print out an application for Penn State, and force you to fill it out write in front of me. Have fun, that's what a dage is for, don't be a buzzkill.2016 March 10, Ryan Cagide, “What not to do at a Rutgers dage”, in The Tab, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2020
    • Dages in general just isn't^([sic]) appealing, but going out in the middle of the afternoon in the snow is what I would least like to do on my day off. If I get a day off from school, I'm going to be using it to catch up on sleep and my Netflix shows.2019 February 20, Ariana Pelosci, “No, I Would Not Like To 'Snage'”, in The Odyssey Online, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2023
    Synonyms:
    darty, dayger

Examples of dage in a sentence

  • Throughout the school year, some UD students embraced the designation, with the No. 1 moniker becoming an often-heard rallying cry during "dages" (daytime parties) and bar crawls alike.2019 August 5, Natalia Alamdari, Brandon Holveck, “University of Delaware again ranks among the top party schools in the nation. Where did...
  • As someone of legal drinking age who will likely never see another Rutgers dage in her life, the BORG doesn't catch my interest very much as a consumer.2023 March 3, Meredith MacLean, “To BORG or not to BORG: Safe alternative or dangerous trend?”, in The Daily Targum, →OCLC, archived from...

Synonyms of dage

Forms of dage

pluraldages

Origin of dage

Blend of day + rage (“an exciting party”).

Questions about dage

What does dage mean?
Dage means a party held in the daytime.
How do you use dage in a sentence?
Throughout the school year, some UD students embraced the designation, with the No. 1 moniker becoming an often-heard rallying cry during "dages" (daytime parties) and bar crawls alike.
What part of speech is dage?
Dage is a noun.
What is the plural of dage?
The plural of dage is dages.

Words near dage in the dictionary

  1. Dagbani
  2. dagbreker
  3. dagbrekers
  4. Dagda
  5. Dagdag
  6. dage
  7. Dagelet
  8. Dagelma
  9. dagen
  10. Dagenham
  11. Dagenhart

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