[Ads-l] Nerd Prom (not in OED)

[Bill Mullins]

The annual White House Correspondents Dinner is coming up.



1992 Appleton WI Sunday Post-Crescent 1 Mar C-11/4 [proquest]

A "Nerd Prom" sponsored by Christ-Centered Singles of the Community Chgurches of Appleton, Neenah and Oshkosh, is set for 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the Boys' and Girls' Brigade Building.




2005 Publishers Weekly 20 Jun 24/1 [proquest]

Hollywood Cruises Nerd Prom [headline]




2005 New York Post 18 Jul 43/1 [www.genealogybank.com]

Or at least that's the early buzz from Comic-Com, alternatively known as nerd prom, or "Cannes for fans."



2009 Christian Science Monitor 9 May 9/1 [proquest]

It's that time of year again, when Washington media and political types put on their finest and head off to their "nerd prom" -- the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.



2009 Chapel Hill NC Herald 16 May 2/5

Flooding there made her miss the White House correspondents dinner, the capital's so-called "nerd prom," and she had to intervene by telephone in support of Miss California's backhanded slap at gay marriage.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/796150277/?match=1&terms=%22nerd%20prom%22%20%22white%20house%20correspondents%22

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