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Originally posted by sugar and spice
Sadie Hawkins is a dance where girls traditionally ask the boys to be their dates, instead of the other way around (although life has changed enough since the 50s that girls often ask guys to dances besides Sadie Hawkins too). I don't know where the name comes from.
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Sadie Hawkins was a character in the old Lil Abner comic strip. She was never asked out due to her fugliness, so they came up with a day where girls asked guys out instead of the "traditional" way.