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fix-up

1 3.8

An arrangement for two people to meet so they can begin dating

noun
/ˈfɪksˌʌp/

Informal

: cita a ciegas

That's kind of a fix up too in a way posthumously, isn't it?

Examples

She was nervous about going on the fix-up her sister set up with her coworker.
Last weekend, my friends arranged a fix-up for me with a nice guy they know.
After my friend introduced me to her neighbor, she joked that it was a blind fix-up.

Synonyms

matchmaking

vsfix-up

13 4.3

Arranging for two people to meet and start a romantic relationship

is a one-time introduction intended to start a romantic relationship

How Arranged

to set up

683 3.4

matchmaking

13 4.3

fix-up

Informal

1 3.8

blind date

53 3.3

meeting

93 1.0

to meet up

Informal

122 1.8

Surface Forms

fix-up singular

fix-ups plural

Morphology

fix-up = fix up (semi-transparent) = fix + up

The form is clear, but the specific romantic-introduction meaning is a conventional idiomatic extension of 'fix up' rather than a fully literal composition.

Etymology

Fix-up comes from fix ('to arrange') and up ('ready' or 'complete'), like when a friend 'fixes you up' with someone. So a fix-up is an arranged meeting where two people are set up to meet, often with a romantic goal.