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Sadie Hawkins dance

Sadie Hawkins dance noun: a relatively informal school or college dance to which female students invite male students.

Noun

Sadie Hawkins dance (plural Sadie Hawkins dances)

  1. (US) A relatively informal school or college dance to which female students invite male students.
    Synonyms:
    turnabout dance

Synonyms of Sadie Hawkins dance

Forms of Sadie Hawkins dance

pluralSadie Hawkins dances

Origin of Sadie Hawkins dance

Named after the Li'l Abner comic strip character Sadie Hawkins. The event was introduced in the daily strip for 13 November 1937.

Questions about Sadie Hawkins dance

What does Sadie Hawkins dance mean?
Sadie Hawkins dance means a relatively informal school or college dance to which female students invite male students.
What part of speech is Sadie Hawkins dance?
Sadie Hawkins dance is a noun.
What is the plural of Sadie Hawkins dance?
The plural of Sadie Hawkins dance is Sadie Hawkins dances.

Words near Sadie Hawkins dance in the dictionary

  1. Sadian
  2. Sadians
  3. sadic
  4. sadiddy
  5. Sadie
  6. Sadie Hawkins dance
  7. Sadie Hawkins dances
  8. Sadie Hawkins Day
  9. Sadik
  10. sadiki
  11. Sadiks

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