US /pɹɑm/ UK /pɹɒm/
noun verb Freq #4187

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A formal dance held for students, usually near the end of the school year.

    Would you like to be my date for the prom?

  2. 2
    verb

    To attend a prom.

    He proudly remembered promming with the head cheerleader.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a formal dance held for... promenade
Word family
Forms proms
Derived forms prom-goerpromgoerpromlikeprommerpromposalpromposepromwearpromzilla

Etymology

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