a dance for secondary school students, usually held at the end of the year
Synonyms and related words
Dance parties
ball
barn dance
ceilidh
Cultural note
In the US, prom night is especially important to seniors (=students in their last year of high school). They buy expensive prom dresses or rent tuxedos (=formal men’s suits), give corsages (=flowers you wear on your dress or jacket) to their dates (=person you ask to go with you to the dance), and sometimes ride to the prom in a rented limo (=very long, expensive car).
2
a paved public walkway usually by the sea; short for promenade
a stroll along the prom
Submitted from: United Kingdom on 12/08/2019
prom
noun countable
US /prɑm/
Word Forms
singular
prom
plural
proms
DEFINITIONS2
1
a dance for high school students, usually held at the end of the year
prom night:
We met on prom night.
Synonyms and related words
Dance parties
ball
barn dance
ceilidh
Cultural note
In the US, prom night is especially important to seniors (=students in their last year of high school). They buy expensive prom dresses or rent tuxedos (=formal men’s suits), give corsages (=flowers you wear on your dress or jacket) to their dates (=person you ask to go with you to the dance), and sometimes ride to the prom in a rented limo (=very long, expensive car).
2
a paved public walkway usually by the sea; short for promenade