undate

English

Etymology 1

From Latin undātus.

Adjective

undate (comparative more undate, superlative most undate)

1. undated; rising and falling in waves

Etymology 2

un- +‎ date

Noun

undate (plural undates)

1. (informal) A casual meeting arranged between two people that may resemble a date (romantic outing) but is not intended as one.
   • 2000, Sherry Amatenstein, The Q and A Dating Book, page 6:

     […] an undate, all you're really doing is hanging out with a new acquaintance for a few hours.

   • 2005, Tammy Bennett, Guys, Dating, and Sex: The Girls' Guide to Relationships, page 91:

     […] suggest an undate if he asks you out. Guys will normally welcome the idea […]

   • 2023, Janina Scarlet, Unseen, Unheard, Undervalued:

     Why does this keep happening to me ? Did I do something to make him think it was a date? I had insisted that this meeting was not a date largely because of the numerous surprise 'undates' I'd found myself on in the past.

Anagrams

• deutan

Latin

Verb

undāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of undō