SADIE HAWKINS DAY


Meaning of SADIE HAWKINS DAY in English

( in the US ) a day on which women invite men to a social event, especially a Sadie Hawkins Day dance . This is often done by students in a high school , college or university. The custom takes its name from a character in the Li’l Abner comic strip . Sadie Hawkins is a woman who is not married and is very anxious to have affairs with men.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.