blind date

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noun
  1. a social appointment or date arranged, usually by a third person, between two people who have not met.

  2. either of the participants in such an arrangement.

Origin of blind date

1
An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

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British Dictionary definitions for blind date

blind date

nouninformal
  1. a social meeting between two people who have not met before

  2. either of the persons involved

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