Meaning of Semiformal | Babel Free

Definitions

A social event in which one is expected to dress in semiformal wear.

Canada, US

Equivalents

Examples

“Bright-colored flyers decorated battered lockers, telling everyone to join the debate team, try out for the school play, and not to miss the fall semiformal this Friday. I wondered what a "semiformal" consisted of at a public school, not that I'd bothered to ask anyone.”

CEFR level