prom-goer

Formal dance participant

A prom-goer is someone attending a prom—the formal dance held for high school students, typically juniors or seniors.

The term appears in news coverage of prom season and in marketing for formal wear: Prom-goers lined up for photos before the dance.

adolescent

teenager

Person aged thirteen-nineteen

classmate · peer · student · youth · seventeen · eighteen · underage · crush · date · sweetheart

formal-attire

tuxedo

Men's formal evening attire

boutonniere · eveningwear · updo · stilettos · sequins · chiffon · black-tie · cummerbund · bowtie · tiara

event

limousine

Stretched luxury automobile

decorations · theme · venue · afterparty · promposal · entrance · spotlight · chaperone

milestone

coming-of-age

Youth becoming adulthood

nostalgia · photo-op · keepsake · yearbook · tradition · bittersweet · farewell · threshold · once-in-a-lifetime

Opposites
social participation

prom-goerstay-at-home

Not one to travel

homebody · absentee · dropout · outcast · loner

social confidence/visibility

prom-goerwallflower

Shy person avoiding socializing

introvert · recluse · social outcast · shy kid · loner

Family

prom, goer, proms, goes, gone, goers, promenade, promenades, promenaded

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G