"speed dating" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: speed + dating Etymology templates: {{com|en|speed|dating}} speed + dating Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} speed dating (uncountable)
  1. An organized event in which prospective romantic partners meet each other through a series of short one-to-one meetings. Tags: uncountable Related terms: speed networking Translations (organized event in which prospective romantic partners meet each other through a series of short one-to-one meetings): pikatreffit (Finnish), Speed-Dating [neuter] (German), спид-дейтинг (spid-dejting) (Russian), быстрые свидания (bystryje svidanija) (Russian), speeddejtning [common-gender] (Swedish)

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