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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Sa′die Haw′kins, - Also called Sadie, Sa′dies. a party, dance, or other social event, esp. one held annually among high school or college students, to which each girl escorts the boy of her choice, or invites him to escort her.
- a day (Sa′die Haw′kins Day′) or night, often in November, when such an event or events are held.
- after the race held on Sadie Hawkins Day (in the cartoon strip Li'l Abner by Al Capp), in which single women pursued bachelors 1939, American.
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