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Sadie Hawkins
[ sey-dee haw-kinz ]
noun
- Also called Sadie, 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.
- a day Sadie Hawkins Day or night, often in November, when such an event or events are held.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Sadie Hawkins1
An Americanism dating back to 1939; 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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