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Does "EAFIT" stand for anything, and if so, what? Nyttend backup ( talk) 20:41, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
It may be a bit dated these days, but the term "coed" (sometimes "co-ed") was used in reference to educational institutions that had both male and female clientele. For an adjectival example, "I learnt about the birds and bees early because I went to a coed school".
But when applied as a noun to an individual, it only ever meant a girl. "Three coeds were walking down the hallway" meant three girls, not three boys or any boys at all. It was a girls-only term. Why would that be? -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 20:47, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
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Does "EAFIT" stand for anything, and if so, what? Nyttend backup ( talk) 20:41, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
It may be a bit dated these days, but the term "coed" (sometimes "co-ed") was used in reference to educational institutions that had both male and female clientele. For an adjectival example, "I learnt about the birds and bees early because I went to a coed school".
But when applied as a noun to an individual, it only ever meant a girl. "Three coeds were walking down the hallway" meant three girls, not three boys or any boys at all. It was a girls-only term. Why would that be? -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 20:47, 24 January 2018 (UTC)