crewdate

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noun

A social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, traditionally rowing crews, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with sconcing and pennying; equivalent to a swap at Cambridge University.

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Meanings

nouncrewdate (plural crewdates)

plural crewdates

  1. Oxford University slangA social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, traditionally rowing crews, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with sconcing and pennying; equivalent to a swap at Cambridge University.

Origin

From (rowing) crew + date.

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APA

crewdate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crewdate

MLA

“crewdate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crewdate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crewdate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crewdate.

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