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sadie hawkins day

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
sadie hawkin-s -day
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A day on which women romantically pursue men instead of the traditional other way around, held informally in the United States on various dates but usually in November.

Etymology

After a character in the comic strip Li'l Abner.

Phrases

Sadie Hawkins dance

Frequently Paired Words

Sadie Hawkins dance

Questions

What does sadie hawkins day mean?
A day on which women romantically pursue men instead of the traditional other way around, held informally in the United States on various dates but usually in November.
Where does sadie hawkins day come from?
After a character in the comic strip Li'l Abner.

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