The Emergency Date Effect, or EDE for short, is defined as the moment when a person in a school or similar institute has no date for a social event, such as Prom or Homecoming, so asks out someone who is of a lower social standing of theirs or who they know already has some form a crush on them as an insurance policy.
Guy 1: “Hey, did you hear Tom managed to get a date with Maria?”
Guy 2: “Yeah, but I heard she had no other options. They’re only going out because of the Emergency Date Effect”
Guy 2: “Yeah, but I heard she had no other options. They’re only going out because of the Emergency Date Effect”
by IHateMyLife69420666 November 9, 2019

When a basketball player has a bad shooting performance that their stat lines resemble calendar dates (eg. 5/18, 2/12, 3/11). Typically used to make fun of players who have a stretch of bad games.
by epicgamer999 March 16, 2024

by Bananaboo315 December 10, 2019

The act of scheduling a date to engage in sexual intercourse via anal penetration with your spouse or mate.
by Bjørn Kirkham April 4, 2022

A type of relationship where it is more then friends and there commitment to get it to a couple stage but there is no time to go on dates.
by JackCooper2003 January 12, 2025

When two people date for the sole purpose of doing drugs together/supplying each other with drugs or providing an environment to do drugs. Usually a sexual aspect to the relationship as well but not a deep connection.
by calicostomper November 22, 2020

"What are you doing tonight?" "Me and my bae are going out for a dating" "Fo realz?, U guys there already, damn son, you two are moving so fast"
by BlackcatDuskrunner47 August 30, 2017
