Sadie Hawkins dance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A relatively informal school or college dance to which female students invite male students.

Word forms

Sadie Hawkins dance Sadie Hawkins dances

Etymology

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

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