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Sadie Hawkins dance
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English
Etymology
Named after the Li'l Abner comic strip character Sadie Hawkins. The event was introduced in the daily strip for 13 November 1937.
Noun
en US A relatively informal school or college dance to which female students invite male students.
en turnabout dance
Related terms
en Sadie Hawkins Day
Translations
Polish: pl białe tango n
en terms derived from fiction eponyms