dage

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noun

A party held in the daytime.

UncommonScrabble 6

Meanings

noundage (plural dages)

plural dages

  1. East Coastuniversity slangA party held in the daytime.

    Throughout the school year, some UD students embraced the designation, with the No. 1 moniker becoming an often-heard rallying cry during "dages" (daytime parties) and bar crawls alike.

    2019 August 5, Natalia Alamdari, Brandon Holveck, “University of Delaware again ranks among the top party schools in the nation. Where did it fall?”, in The News Journal, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2023
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    So help me god, if I see someone just standing around at a dage acting like they're not having any fun at all, I will run inside, print out an application for Penn State, and force you to fill it out write in front of me. Have fun, that's what a dage is for, don't be a buzzkill.

    2016 March 10, Ryan Cagide, “What not to do at a Rutgers dage”, in The Tab, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2020

    Dages in general just isn't^([sic]) appealing, but going out in the middle of the afternoon in the snow is what I would least like to do on my day off. If I get a day off from school, I'm going to be using it to catch up on sleep and my Netflix shows.

    2019 February 20, Ariana Pelosci, “No, I Would Not Like To 'Snage'”, in The Odyssey Online, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2023

    As someone of legal drinking age who will likely never see another Rutgers dage in her life, the BORG doesn't catch my interest very much as a consumer. But when I got multiple doctors on my feed advocating for the use of a BORG as a harm reduction tactic, it piqued my interest.

    2023 March 3, Meredith MacLean, “To BORG or not to BORG: Safe alternative or dangerous trend?”, in The Daily Targum, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2023

    Synonyms: darty, dayger

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA party held in the daytime.

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Origin

Blend of day + rage (“an exciting party”).

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APA

dage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dage

MLA

“dage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dage.

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