合コン (gōkon)
GOH-konnounColloquial
A Japanese slang term. Browse all Japanese slang.
What it means
A group blind date: a few friends of one gender meet the same number of another at a restaurant, arranged by one person from each side.
A recognised institution among students and young workers, with its own conventions about seating, who pays and how the evening ends.
Examples with translations
今週末、合コン行かない？
Fancy a group date this weekend?
合コンで彼氏できたらしいよ。
Apparently she met her boyfriend at one of those group things.
Where it comes from
合同コンパ, 'joint social' — コンパ itself being an old student clipping of English 'company'.
Other forms
- Romanised as:
- gōkon