sadie hawkins

Sa·die Haw·kins

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noun sadie hawkins Also called Sadie, Sadies. a party, dance, or other social event, especially one held annually among high school or college students, to which each girl escorts the boy of her choice, or invites him to escort her. 1
noun sadie hawkins a day (Sadie Hawkins Day) or night, often in November, when such an event or events are held. 1

before 1939

One of the 8% newest English words

1939, Americanism; after the race held on Sadie Hawkins Day (in the cartoon strip Li'l Abner by Al Capp), in which single women pursued bachelors

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