date rape
sexual assault perpetrated by someone who has been in a social situation with the person they assault, such as on a date.: Compare acquaintance rape, stranger rape.
Origin of date rape
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How to use date rape in a sentence
Some say it is used as a date-rape drug by dark-skinned men.
Chinese Getting Hooked on the Middle East's Favorite Drug | Brendon Hong | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd that is just one date rape drug that can be either pilfered at a hospital or bought on the street.
Alleged U.Va. Abductor Accused of Rape at Christian College | Michael Daly | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat kind of behavior would be in keeping with somebody who had been slipped a date rape drug such as Midazolam, aka Dazzle.
Alleged U.Va. Abductor Accused of Rape at Christian College | Michael Daly | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA few weeks ago, he proclaimed that stranger rape is worse than date rape.
The pd.id is not the first date rape drug detector on the market, though it may be the most advanced.
New Gadget Detects Date Rape Drugs, But Will Women Use It? | Natalie Raschke | July 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for date rape
the act or an instance of a man raping a woman while they are on a date together
an act of sexual intercourse regarded as tantamount to rape, esp if the woman was encouraged to drink excessively or was subjected to undue pressure
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with date rape
Sexual intercourse forced by the victim's social escort. For example, Date rape is much more common on college campuses than was previously realized. This term originated in the 1980s, when awareness of the phenomenon increased exponentially.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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