As an adjective, the word coed, short for coeducational, indicates an institution that teaches both males and females. However, as a noun, it can only mean "a young woman who attends …

Mar 21, 2016 · ‘Coed’ is a contraction of ‘coeducation’ or ‘coeducational’, specifically referring to the teaching of males and females together. (See Merriam-Webster.) In the present-day this …

Mar 2, 2025 · Cwm Rhondda, Pobol y Cwm, Cwm-coed-Aeron, Glascwm, and Blanyscwm. All of these pronunciations sound closer to /kʊm/ than to /kuːm/ to me. (Although note that even in …

Feb 13, 2016 · In college yearbooks (of the mid-1970s), the gender-neutral, probably offensive term “Greeks” was used to head the book’s section listing all the sororities & fraternities on …

May 26, 2016 · A young man who has read the life story of every eminent athlete of the twentieth century, or a coed who has steeped herself in every social-protest novel she can get her …

Apr 2, 2018 · The Concise Oxford English Dictionary (officially titled The Concise Oxford Dictionary until 2002, and widely abbreviated COD or COED) is probably the best-known of …

Apr 16, 2016 · The common saying two is company, three's a crowd is often associated with a romantic context: Prov. A way of asking a third person to leave because you want to be alone …

Feb 13, 2013 · There are many meanings and uses for both of these prepositions, some logical, some idiomatic. In the uses you ask about, I think the following meanings are most helpful The …

Jul 22, 2014 · A school where both boys and girls study is called co-ed (co-education) What is the name for the school where only males study? (Calling it a male school seems a bit awkward)

Apr 10, 2019 · Connie Clare Eble, a professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and scholar of slang, compiles annual examples of student slang words. The …