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dateˈdeɪt

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  • First Date2001 single by blink-182
  • First dateA first date is any type of initial meeting between two individuals, whether or not previously acquainted, where an effort is made to ask, plan, and organize some sort of social activity.
  • First Dateepisode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (S7 E14)
  • First Date1984 single by Yukiko Okada
  • First Date2021 film directed by Manuel Crosby and Darren Knapp
  • First Date2012 single by 50 Cent and Too Short
  • First dateWikimedia disambiguation page

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