prom
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2.5
- noun
- /prɑm/
- US
:
baile de graduación
- She spent hours getting ready for the school prom in her beautiful gown.
- prom dress
- attend a prom
- prom night
So I never went to the prom and that's that.
- So I never went to the prom and that's that.
- And I know I was asked out to prom and I said no.
- So yeah, I was never asked to prom and I wish I was.
- Because we came to the prom together, duh.
- And so and I'd had my prom dress hanging on my bathroom door.
- Why, why, why did you let me buy my prom dress from Deb?
- Let them mom, it's their prom, not yours.
Examples
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You can watch your daughter walk through the door in her prom dress.
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Shopping endlessly for your daughter's perfect prom dress can be rough on feet and family.
Academic text (2001) -
And I know I was asked out to prom and I said no.
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So yeah, I was never asked to prom and I wish I was.
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Who else did you go to prom with, Baby?
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I think my sister went to prom with his brother.
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Do you want to go to the prom with me?
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I never went to a prom!
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I'm going to try and get Kennedy a date for the prom.
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Across ethnic identities, prom attire is essential to looking good and having a good time.
Academic text (2014)
Synonyms
463
1.0
A social event where people move to music
253
2.6
A large formal dance where people wear elegant clothes
4
4.1
A large school dance where people wear dress clothes
1
6.5
A formal school dance held for students at the end of the year
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prom is short for promenade, which once meant a formal 'walk' where people showed off their best clothes. So a prom is a formal dance where students dress up and often walk in to show their outfits.