stag line

stag line

 
noun
the men at a social gathering who are not accompanied by a date or dancing partner.
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Origin:
1915–20, Americanism
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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stag line definition


  1. n.
    a line of dateless men at a dance. : The guys in the stag line looked so forlorn. She suddenly wanted to do something to make them all happy.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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