coed
or co-ed
[koh-ed, -ed]
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noun
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
adjective
Older Use. of, relating to, or being a coed or coeds: coed fads.
for or serving both men and women alike.
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Nearby words
- cody, william frederick,
- codó,
- coe,
- coe virus,
- coe-,
- coedit,
- coeditor,
- coeducation,
- coeducational,
- coefficient
Origin of coed
1885–90, Americanism; short for coeducational student
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co-ed
also coed, 1886, American English, (first in Louisa Mae Alcott's "Jo's Boys"); short for "co-educational system;" 1889 as an adjective, short for coeducational; 1893 as a noun meaning "girl or woman student at a co-educational institution."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper