Sadie Hawkins dance

Meanings

nounSadie Hawkins dance (plural Sadie Hawkins dances)

USA relatively informal school or college dance to which female students invite male students.
Synonyms: turnabout dance

nounA relatively informal school or college dance to which female students invite male students.

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Named after the Li'l Abner comic strip character Sadie Hawkins. The event was introduced in the daily strip for 13 November 1937.

Polish białe tango

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