What does "prom" mean?
A promenade concert.
Prom
/pɹɑm/ name, noun, verb, slang
name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A promenade concert.
- Grammar: prom is listed as name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home.
- Useful contrasts: RAM, casual event, informal gathering.
- Usage evidence: It was a surprise to see all the students behaving with decorum on prom night.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A promenade concert. British
- 2 Acronym of programmable read-only memory, a chip that can be programmed one or more times (depending on the type) and generally cannot be re-programmed without special equipment (if at all); once programmed and installed in a device, it functions as a read-only chip (as if it had been hard-wired to function that way). abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 3 a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year wordnet
- 4 A promenade. British, abbreviation
- 5 Initialism of prelabor rupture of membranes. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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- 6 A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g., near the end of the academic year. US
"Would you like to be my prom date?"
- 7 Initialism of passive range of motion. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Verb
- 1 To attend a prom. informal, intransitive
": If I read this correctly, Pop Clifton graduated from high school : at the age of 15. Awesome. Probably took a cheerleader to the prom. : Whatta stud. Stud indeed. I'm glad to be married to a man of such talent and experience -- though so far as I know, his experiences do not include promming with cheerleaders."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 Alternative form of Prome (“the city of Pyay”). alt-of, alternative
Synonyms
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Example
"It was a surprise to see all the students behaving with decorum on prom night."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "prom"?
Common synonyms include: assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home, bal, bal costume.
How do you use "prom" in a sentence?
It was a surprise to see all the students behaving with decorum on prom night.
How do you pronounce "prom"?
Pronounced /pɹɑm/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Clipping of promenade.
Etymology 2
In all senses, by acronymy.