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Vlivef Posted 6 years ago
Vocabulary

Coed, BFF

Hi,

(1) COED - this word really puzzles me...

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coed = a female student in a coeducational institution ( from the online onelook-MW )

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Rather an obscure explanation imho... Are there any "NOT coeducational" institutions in the US, UK and other developed countries nowadays?

Maybe 'coed' is used exclusively ironically these days? If you could shed some light on how to use this term (for lack of a better word) SAFELY.

(2) BFF -- is this abbreviation only applicable to females? What if a male calls a girl/woman his BFF? if a male calls another male his BFF? :-)

Please help me with these ("think twice before use it") terms :-)

  

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1) Are there any "NOT coeducational" institutions in the US, UK and other developed countries nowadays? Sure, here are some. cfm In Britain, it used to be common for boys to go through primary school, secondary school and even higher education without ever being in a class that also had girls!

— Clive

  • 1) Are there any "NOT coeducational" institutions in the US, UK and other developed countries nowadays?
  • Sure, here are some.
  • cfm In Britain, it used to be common for boys to go through primary school, secondary school and even higher education without ever being in a class that also had girls!
  • I imagine things have changed now.
  • 2) I've never heard a man use the term BFF.
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1) Are there any "NOT coeducational" institutions in the US, UK and other developed countries nowadays?

Sure, here are some.

https://www.schoolsincanada.com/All-Boys-Schools.cfm

In Britain, it used to be common for boys to go through primary school, secondary school and ev

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vlivefMaybe 'coed' is used exclusively ironically these days?

It is hardly used at all except to recall the days gone by when the word was used as the gender-opposite of 'student'. At least in the U.S. a college student or a university student was always assumed to be male. When colleges and universities opened their door to female students, i.e., became

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