prom

prom
UK [prɒm] / US [prɑm] noun [countable]
Word forms "prom":
singular prom plural proms
a dance for secondary school students, usually held at the end of the year
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Cultural note:
In the US, prom night is especially important to seniors (=students in their last year of high school). They buy expensive prom dresses or rent tuxedos (=formal men's suits), give corsages (=flowers you wear on your dress or jacket) to their dates (=person you ask to go with you to the dance), and sometimes ride to the prom in a rented limo (=very long, expensive car).

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