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group blind date, mixer
A social gathering where a group of men and a group of women meet, typically at a restaurant or bar, with the aim of finding romantic partners. Usually organized by one person from each side who knows each other.
今週合コンがある。
There's a group date this week.
友達に合コンに誘われた。
A friend invited me to a group blind date.
大学生の頃はよく合コンに参加していた。
When I was a college student, I often went to group dates.
Short for 合同コンパ (joint drinking party). コンパ itself comes from English "company" or German "Kompanie."
Typically involves equal numbers of men and women (often 3-on-3 or 4-on-4) meeting at a restaurant or izakaya. Very common among university students and young working adults in Japan.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 合コンを開く — to organize a group date
- 合コンに参加する — to attend a group date
- 合コンに誘う — to invite someone to a group date
- 合コンの幹事 — the organizer of a group date