Promposal vs X - What's the difference?
promposal | x |
(informal) An invitation, especially one which is made in an elaborate manner, in which the invitee is asked to accompany the inviter to a prom.
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The twenty-fourth letter of the .
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As a noun promposal
is (informal) an invitation, especially one which is made in an elaborate manner, in which the invitee is asked to accompany the inviter to a prom.As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.promposal
English
Alternative forms
* prom-posalNoun
(en noun)'''‘Promposals’ratchet up the fun, and the competition," ''Globe and Mail (Canada) (retrieved 25 April 2013):
- Once posed as a timid "Will you go to prom with me?" in the locker room, the promposal is now an extravagant public affair: Think choreographed dance numbers, serenades, elaborate scavenger hunts and dramatic staging.
'''‘Prom-posal’: Clever, elaborate prom invite, ''Washington Times / AP (retrieved 25 April 2013):
- Rebecca Leet, 17, had an audience of more than 250 people for a prom-posal from her boyfriend, Joe Nelson, 18.
It’s the season for '''promposals, the new trend in high school love," ''canada.com (retrieved 25 April 2013):
- Promposals can mimic marriage proposals — dropping down to one knee, and all that — or they can be more fun. Most appear to simply spell “prom?” in a creative way, and involve flowers.