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dorm-cest

dorm-cest is the alternative form of dormcest.

Meaning of dormcest

Noun

dormcest (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Romantic and/or sexual involvement between students residing in the same dormitory.
    • "I remember being shocked that they would sleep in the same bed!" says Eunpi Cho ’05, recalling one notorious incident of dormcest.2005 June 9, Michael M. Grynbaum, “An Entryway That Eats Together Stays Together”, in The Harvard Crimson, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2025
    Synonyms:
    hallcest

Questions about dorm-cest

What is dorm-cest the alternative form of?
Dorm-cest is the alternative form of dormcest.

Words near dorm-cest in the dictionary

  1. Dorlands
  2. dorlixizumab
  3. dorloch
  4. dorlochs
  5. dorm
  6. dorm-cest
  7. Dorman
  8. dormancies
  9. dormancy
  10. Dormand-Prince method
  11. Dormans

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