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    [Noun]  | "date" | \ ˈdāt \


    1: the brown, oblong edible fruit of a palm (Phoenix dactylifera)

    2: the tall palm with pinnate leaves that yields the date

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French (also continental Old French), borrowed (with -il perhaps taken as a suffix) from Old Occitan datil, going back to Latin dactylus "dactyl in verse, kind of date" {mat|dactyl|};

    [Noun]  | "date" 


    1: the time at which an event occurs

    2: a statement of the time of execution or making

    3: duration

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin data, from data (as in data Romae given at Rome), feminine of Latin datus, past participle of dare to give; akin to Latin dos gift, dowry, Greek didonai to give;

    [Noun]  | "date rape" 


    1: rape committed by the victim's date; broadly : acquaintance rape

    Origin: 1975 ;

    [Noun]  | "date-rape drug" 


    1: a drug (such as GHB or ketamine) placed secretly usually in the drink or food of a potential victim to induce a state (such as confusion, physical weakness, or unconsciousness) that makes the victim vulnerable to sexual assault and especially rape

    Origin: 1995 ;

    [Verb]  | "date" 


    1: to determine the period of time to which something belongs : to determine the date of

    2: to record the time of the execution or making of : mark with the date

    3: to mark with characteristics typical of a particular period

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English daten, derivative of date {see: |date:2|date:2};

    [Verb]  | "date-rape" | \ ˈdāt-ˌrāp \


    1: to commit date rape on

    Origin: 1984 ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "date of birth" 


    1: the month, day, and year a person was born : birth date

    Origin: 1789 ;

    [Idiom]  | "date back" 


    1: to have come into being (a number of years ago)

    [Idiom]  | "date back to" 


    1: to have been made in or to have come into being in (a certain time in the past)

    [Idiom]  | "date from" 


    1: to have been made in or to have come into being in (a certain time in the past)

    [Noun]  | "date" 


    1: an agreement to be present at a specified time and place;


      * e.g., " ... I have a date to meet my financial consultant at seven o'clock "



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    2: the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress;


      * e.g., " ... the embarrassingly short date of most of his romances "



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    [Verb]  | "date" 


    1: to go on a social engagement with;


      * e.g., " ... I don't want to date him—I'd rather just be friends "



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    2: to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage;


      * e.g., " ... we dated for two years before we got engaged "



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    [Adjective]  | "out-of-date" 


    1: having passed its time of use or usefulness;


      * e.g., " ... his file contained out-of-date information that might have been accurate when he was first hired but is no longer so "



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    [Adjective]  | "up-to-date" 


    1: being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles;


      * e.g., " ... demanded the most up-to-date computer system available "




    2: having information especially as a result of study or experience;


      * e.g., " ... I'm afraid that I'm not up-to-date on that issue "




     [ "date" ]

    1: Two people getting together for an activity when the possibility of romance between them has been broached but not ruled out. Since the exploration of romance is the purpose of a date, merely asking someone out on a date is sufficient to broach the subject. Dates may or not continue once a couple have entered into a romantic relationship. The word "date" may be used to identify a get together between two people not romantically involved, but this usage is meant to convey irony, since such a meeting is not a date in the true sense of the word.

      * e.g.,  ... Yeah, Mike and I went on a date last night. He's cute, but I'm not sure if I want to get involved with him or not. 

     [ "date" ]

    1: An activity between 2 mutually attracted people which very often ends in one or both leaving sexually frustrated

      * e.g.,  ... Yeah, we went on a date last night then she took me to her place, but her mom was there 

     [ "date" ]

    1: A lost art, virtually nonexistent in the 21st Century. Replaced by casual meetings for lunch or coffee where the bill is dutch and parties wear jeans.

      * e.g.,  ... We're going on a date, so he's picking me up at 8:00. 

     [ "date" ]

    1: colloquial for anus. Derived from the resemblance to the dried fruit of the same name.

      * e.g.,  ... You can kiss my date. 

     [ "date" ]

    1: When two lovers go out for dinner and a movie.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy: Lets go for dinner and a movie. 

     [ "date" ]

    1: when a guy and a girl spend time alone together

      * e.g.,  ... she went to his house to play video games for a date 

     [ "date" ]

    1: Australian word for "arse"

      * e.g.,  ... I'm gonna get my gun and stick it right up your date and blast your inners if you don't piss off. 

     [ "date" ]

    1: A prostitute's euphamistic term for a trick.

      * e.g.,  ... That ho asked me if I was lookin' for a date, but she had more than three teeth, so I knew she was a cop. 

     [ "date" ]

    1: the thing that comes before sex

      * e.g.,  ... I fucking hate to date. 

     [ "date" ]

    1: A rare gathering between a Tech boy and a UVA girl. This occurance is rare because the UVA girl, due to her nature, often plays hard to get and only accepts to go out about 1/5 of the times that the Tech boy offers, despite the fact the UVA girl is in love with the Tech Boy and dreams about him regularly.

      * e.g.,  ... The UVA girl finally decided to go on a date with a Tech Boy. They went out to lunch and ate bagels. 

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