Meanings
nounspeed dating (uncountable)
- uncountableAn organized event in which prospective romantic partners meet each other through a series of short one-to-one meetings.
Origin
Translations
Finnish pikatreffit
- pikatreffitorganized event in which prospective romantic partners meet each other through a series of short one-to-one meetings
German Speed-Dating
- Speed-Datingorganized event in which prospective romantic partners meet each other through a series of short one-to-one meetings
Russian спид-дейтинг, быстрые свидания
- спид-дейтинг (spid-dejting)organized event in which prospective romantic partners meet each other through a series of short one-to-one meetings
- быстрые свидания (bystryje svidanija)organized event in which prospective romantic partners meet each other through a series of short one-to-one meetings
Spanish multicita, citas rápidas
- multicitaorganized event in which prospective romantic partners meet each other through a series of short one-to-one meetings
- citas rápidasorganized event in which prospective romantic partners meet each other through a series of short one-to-one meetings
- citas a velocidadorganized event in which prospective romantic partners meet each other through a series of short one-to-one meetings
Swedish speeddejtning
- speeddejtningorganized event in which prospective romantic partners meet each other through a series of short one-to-one meetings
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“speed dating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speed%20dating. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speed dating,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speed%20dating.
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