double date

noun

: a date participated in by two couples
double-date intransitive verb

Examples of double date in a Sentence

Would you two ladies like to go on a double date with me and my friend?
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Need to know what the double dates between them and Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are like. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025 Of their collaboration on the 2020 comedy thriller Horse Girl, Brie told Paste Magazine about going on hikes and double dates with the filmmaker. Chloe Veltman, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025 Deb also confides in Dex about Gio and suggests a double date with him and Sofia. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025 Fashion designer Robbins is married to Paramount and Nickelodeon CEO Brian Robbins, and the couple attended a movie premiere and double date night with Meghan and Prince Harry, 40, last year. Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for double date 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double date was circa 1931

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“Double date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20date. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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