undate

comparative more undate · superlative most undate

1. undated; rising and falling in waves

plural undates

1. informalA casual meeting arranged between two people that may resemble a date (romantic outing) but is not intended as one.

   […] suggest an undate if he asks you out. Guys will normally welcome the idea […]

   2005, Tammy Bennett, Guys, Dating, and Sex: The Girls' Guide to Relationships, page 91

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   […] an undate, all you're really doing is hanging out with a new acquaintance for a few hours.

   2000, Sherry Amatenstein, The Q and A Dating Book, page 6

   Why does this keep happening to me ? Did I do something to make him think it was a date? I had insisted that this meeting was not a date largely because of the numerous surprise 'undates' I'd found myself on in the past.

   2023, Janina Scarlet, Unseen, Unheard, Undervalued