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olfig | 07:58 Thu 10th Aug 2006 | Phrases & Sayings
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What does being stood up on a date mean?
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the person you thought you had a date with didn't turn up.
08:18 Thu 10th Aug 2006
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To stand someone up - originally American slang from the 1920s - means to fail to appear as arranged. It usually refers to a 'date'...ie a meeting between a man and a woman...when one of the people involved does not show. Perhaps the phrase comes from the idea that the person who did appear feels conspicuous just standing there, glancing constantly at his/her watch!
08:23 Thu 10th Aug 2006
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Oops! Your response wasn't there when I started typing, J.
08:24 Thu 10th Aug 2006
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It means you've got a date with Paul Daniels.
10:59 Thu 10th Aug 2006
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Hmm...Not the sort of thing to take lying down.
11:10 Thu 10th Aug 2006
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it means he was walking round the corner, saw what you ACTUALLY looked like and ran the other way.....

No only kidding, it means the guys an A$$ and should never be contacted again

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16:27 Thu 10th Aug 2006

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