Meaning of promposal | Babel Free

Definitions

An invitation, especially one which is made in an elaborate manner, in which the invitee is asked to accompany the inviter to a prom.

informal

Examples

“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.”

“Rebecca Leet, 17, had an audience of more than 250 people for a prom-posal from her boyfriend, Joe Nelson, 18.”

“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.”

““So, if we want⟳ to make⟳ an impulse promposal, we hold⟳ the door up, and ask⟳ him to go to prom, and then shoot⟳ the confetti gun.” “Simple. Tasteful. Elegant.””

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