Date Shanghai

A date shanghai is when a person unwittingly goes on a date...whether the person wants to date the other person or not.

'To shanghai' is a term derived from the 1850s when sailing crews were abducted. It is a verb that has expanded to mean to kidnap.

A date shanghai is essentially a surprise (unwanted) date.

"On my last night in town he date shanghaied me! I first realized it was a date, not after the movie in his room or the whiskey shots, but when we were walking to a jazz club. When I invited some people to join us, his face fell a bit. (they didn't join us, so we spent the evening together).

by GarageSaleFTW July 4, 2010

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Janine date

A date in which the mother tags along but it is okay because she ends up paying for everything.

Yea bro her and her mom picked me up and we went out to see a show. It was a total Janine date but I didn't have to spend anything so it's all good.

by Chuckbad April 19, 2017

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Clam Date

The female version of a man date. Two straight women out on the town.

"I have a clam date with one of my good friends tonight."

by healthbledger November 21, 2011

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Date ladder

When you date a semi-beautiful person, which causes a slightly more semi-beautiful person to take interest in wanting to date you, until you are a sweet 6 with a perfect 10, and make people ask how you landed him/her.

She could be a good date ladder for you and get that other girl to ask herself what is she missing by not dating you.

by WordsofWisdomFrom December 8, 2021

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