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angel date

angel date

8.6
A very pleasant romantic outing that feels perfect and special
  • noun
  • Informal
translation icon : cita perfecta
  • Our anniversary dinner was such an angel date that I didn't want the night to end.

Examples

  • He surprised her with an angel date at her favorite rooftop restaurant.

  • They remembered their first angel date as the moment they truly fell in love.

  • They planned an angel date at the beach.

  • This weekend, we are going on an angel date!

  • He surprised her with an angel date at her favorite rooftop restaurant.

  • Our anniversary dinner was such an angel date that I didn't want the night to end.

  • They remembered their first angel date as the moment they truly fell in love.

How Romantic

angel date
  • Informal
8.6
date
∞ 1.8

Surface Forms

angel date singular
angel dates plural

Morphology

angel + date

The meaning 'an exceptionally pleasant or heavenly romantic outing' is directly and predictably built from 'angel' (suggesting heavenly, exceptionally good or pure) combined with 'date' (a romantic meeting), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the intended sense. The noun+noun compounding and the evaluative metaphor (angel = very good/perfect) is a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern, even if the exact collocation is somewhat uncommon in usage.

Etymology

The noun angel date may come from the image of an angel, a kind, heavenly being, and a date, a romantic meeting. So calling a meeting an angel date suggests it was 'perfect' and very special.