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   prom

   /prɒm/

   noun

   • 1. a paved public walk, typically one along the seafront at a resort: informal British "she took a shortcut along the prom"
   • 2. a ball or formal dance at a school or college, especially one held at the end of the academic year for students who are in their final year: North American "he asked me to the school prom but I turned him down"
   • 3. a concert of classical music at which part of the audience stands, in particular one of a series of concerts performed annually at the Royal Albert Hall in London: informal British "the last night of the Proms"

   Word Origin late 19th century (originally US, in sense ‘formal dance’): short for promenade.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • M

     3

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