pre-date 

When two people go out as friends, but one or both parties harbour feelings for the other. Such meetings are used to gauge one's feelings for the other, and usually precede the first date.

William likes Kate. William and Kate regularly meet up as friends and both enjoy each other's company. William slowly develops feelings for Kate. These meetings are known as "pre-dates" and this period is known as "pre-dating".

After which, William and/or Kate propose to go on their first date.

pre-date by J F M February 25, 2014

pre-date 

Not quite a date, where you go out with a person you might be interested in dating and they're totally interested (or vice versa), that you've previously met during an activity where you maybe weren't yourself (e.g. a waitress from a bar where you were totally hammered). A pre-date will normally occur at a location of one of the parties choice (generally the less interested one) where there are other people they know close by, in case the other person turns out to be a psycho (e.g. a serial rapist or axe murderer). First date activities can still happen on a pre-date (e.g. flirting, makeout, OTPHJ, etc.), but the date definitely does not count in any running total and will leave at least one of the parties clueless and looking forward to/nervous for the actual first date.

Andrew was really excited for his first date with An, until he found out the location was where her brother worked, making it a pre-date.

pre-date by ARCdotCOM September 16, 2009

pre-date 

The initial informational-interview type meeting with someone met through an online dating service.

Typically involves a drink, right after work, during the week. Sometimes this psuedo-date can carry over into dinner if both parties are interested.

Fifi is getting tired of the same ol'pre-date format. She'd rather take a walk in the park.

pre-date by Flea Sisters July 16, 2004

pre-date 

When person A takes a person of interest (person B) out to lunch but does not pay. Person B does not know it is a pre-date and is for person A to evaluate whether they would like to go on a date with the person. Each person pays for their own meal.

I am taking Sally to Spring Roll on a pre-date to see if I would like to date her.

pre-date by Dr. Joey November 23, 2015

Pre-Date Jitters 

the state of disgust caused by the realization that the dried date you are about to eat looks like a cockroach

Sid: I don't want to eat this...
Jerry: You're just suffering from pre-date jitters! That's not a cockroach...

Pre-Date Jitters by srav December 27, 2010

pre-date date 

Two people go out on a what seems like a date but nothing occurs after the nights events. The time between the pre-date date and the actual date can be any amount of time but must be after a whole 24 hours. The male on the date doesn't necessarily have to pay.

A man and a woman who have know each other for quite sometime run into each other at a coffee shop and they decide to sit together. They talk about deeper things instead of small talk. Then they go their separate both knowing that something more will occur. This is a pre-date date.

pre-date date by The love psychologist September 19, 2013

Pre Dater 

Someone whos goal is to get it inner and never go to dinner.

I’m a pre dater. No way I’m paying for a dinner date just to get it in.

Pre Dater by DiggyDangler February 12, 2021