noun
blind date
A date arranged by a third party where the participants have not met before. Common in modern Japanese, often used in casual conversation.
友達にブラインドデートをセッティングしてもらった。
A friend set me up on a blind date.
ブラインドデートって緊張するよね。
Blind dates make you nervous, don't they?
Variant with interpunct; less common but seen in some contexts.
お見合い is a formal arranged meeting with marriage in mind, while ブラインドデート is a casual blind date without such serious intentions.
Loanword from English 'blind date'.