go stag

go stag

slang To attend some kind of event without a date. Nah, I'm just going to go stag and dance with my friends.
See also: go, stag
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

go stag

to go to an event (which is meant for couples) without a member of the opposite sex. (Originally referred only to males.) Is Tom going to take you, or are you going stag? Bob didn't want to go stag, so he took his sister to the party.
See also: go, stag
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

go stag

Go unaccompanied by a person of the opposite sex to a social event, as in John decided to go stag to his roommate's party, or Some of the girls are going stag to the dance. Although this term originally applied only to men attending an event without a woman companion, it is now applied to women as well. [c. 1900]
See also: go, stag
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

go ˈstag

(American English, old-fashioned, informal) (of a man) go to a party without a partner: Our dates were sick and we went stag.
See also: go, stag
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • stag
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • stag night
  • out of one's
  • (I've) got to go
  • save someone's skin
  • (Have you) been OK?
  • other than
  • other than (something)
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