date rape

1. 1.

   rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)

   Broaderrape

Questions about date rape

What does date rape mean?

date rape means "rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)".

Is date rape a common word?

date rape is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.