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prom colloq.|prɒm|
[Abbrev. of promenade n.]
1. U.S. = promenade n. 2 c.
1894D. Morrow in H. Nicolson Dwight Morrow (1935) 41, I have..been invited over to the Smith Junior Prom. 1899A. H. Quinn Pennsylvania Stories 170 All you children can get tickets of me for the Senior Prom right now. 1914G. Atherton Perch of Devil i. 74 The Prom is anything but an exclusive affair. 1924[see drag v. 1 e]. 1930P. W. Slosson Great Crusade (1931) xii. 342 Dancing was a universal convention, and the formal balls, ‘proms’ and ‘hops’ became extremely expensive affairs. 1956[see jump n.1 1 d]. 1972T. P. McMahon Issue of Bishop's Blood (1973) vii. 88 A girl..who went into a decline because she hadn't been invited to the Junior Prom at Santa Clara University. 1977I. Shaw Beggarman, Thief i. vi. 76 Girls who..went..to the proms at which he played the trumpet in the band.
2. = promenade concert (s.v. promenade n. 4 b); the Proms, the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, now given annually at the Royal Albert Hall, London (also in sing.).
1902Free Lance 4 Jan. 358/1 There is never one of the programmes at the Proms..unworthy of the..most cultured music lover. 1913H. Walpole Fortitude ii. i. 180 A walk or two and going into the gallery at Covent Garden once or twice and the Proms sometimes. 1927Morning Post 16 Aug. 6/7 (heading) Mozart's music at the ‘Proms’. 1930Daily Express 8 Sept. 6/2 Faces are certainly funny things—as you remarked when we went to the ‘Prom.’ at the Queen's Hall the other night. 1944Times 10 June 5/4 While the L.S.O...has continued in the path it designed for itself..the Proms have continuously evolved. 1945Ann. Reg. 1944 369 A concert in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the first ‘Prom’. 1955Times 19 Aug. 2/5 During his lifetime Henry Wood used the Proms as a stamping ground for new music. 1958Times 20 June 3/6 This year is Puccini's centenary and, for the first time in a Prom, a whole act from one of his operas is included. 1973Listener 14 June 810/1 Henry Wood decreed that the nine symphonies of Beethoven should be the backbone of the Proms. 1976Ibid. 8 Apr. 440/1 The word ‘Prom’ no longer has anything to do with promenading: it means something like the Albert Hall Proms—young people of the student class enjoying high culture in a spirited, informal manner.
3. = promenade n. 2 a.
1909J. A. Glover-Kind I do like to be beside Seaside (1970) (song) 4, I do like to stroll upon the Prom, Prom, Prom. 1910Bradshaw's Railway Guide Apr. 1142/2 Charmingly situated on the West Prom., directly facing the Sea. 1925Glasgow Herald 18 July 8/7 A scrap of conversation overheard on the ‘prom’ of a well-known resort. 1953Manch. Guardian 21 Dec. 7/8 (Advt.), Southport.—Clifton Hotel, Prom.: A.A., R.A.C.: 86 bedrooms, lift, garage. 1973P. Lovesey Mad Hatter's Holiday i. 7 Moscrop joined the general movement in the direction of the West Pier..one of a long parade of freshly-arrived visitors taking that first bracing turn along the prom.
4. attrib. and Comb., as (sense 1) prom dress, prom girl, prom night; (sense 2) prom concert, prom-goer.
1973‘S. Harvester’ Corner of Playground ii. iii. 93 She had queued to see ballet at Covent Garden, gone to Prom concerts, visited art galleries.
1976National Observer (U.S.) 26 June 17/4 Prom dresses, cheers, put-downs, yearbook inscriptions{ddd}we remember them all. 1978Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. (Spring fashion Suppl.) 19 (Advt.), The prom dress is back... In a big, beautiful way.
1894Outing XXIV. 68/2 For two days..in January the room is crowded with ‘Prom’ girls and their escorts.
1947Penguin Mus. Mag. II. 37 There is one body of Prom-goers who..are seen and heard too much,..a source of continual irritation to the serious Promenader. 1971Guardian 26 Aug. 10/1 Tonight promises to be an adventurous evening for Prom-goers.
1974State (Columbia, S. Carolina) 3 Mar. 6-f (Advt.), Sugarplum styles—beribboned with satin or velvet, strewn with flowers..to make your prom night unforgettable. |