coed
or co-ed
[koh-ed, -ed]
- Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
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- coeducational(def 1).
- 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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Origin of coed
1885–90, Americanism; short for coeducational student
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Examples from the Web for coed
Contemporary Examples
We lived in a coed dorm, with the first and third floors housing the young men, and the second floor housing the girls.
And, of course, a frequent cruise-ship stop and coed party spot.
Katz says the coed school is in a different zone and is filled with its own kids.
For example, enrollment must be voluntary, and parents need to be provided with a coed option.
They are quite certain that every child will do better in a coed classroom.
Historical Examples
When we last parted with him after his visit to Coed he had not seen the beginning of these attacks.
Cousin HenryAnthony Trollope
"Coes" appears to have been a form of the early British "coed," for woodland.
The Cornish Coast (South)Charles G. Harper
There was a fair at Coed that day, and many people of the peasant class got in here.
BeatriceH. Rider Haggard
She was quite close to Coed now, and the water lay calm as a pond.
BeatriceH. Rider Haggard
The train, which did not stop at Bryngelly, left Coed at ten, and Coed was an hour and a half's walk.
BeatriceH. Rider Haggard