adj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of code form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Encoded; written in code or cipher.
2. 2
   Portrayed in a way that suggests or resembles having a specific trait or inspiration, without being officially explicitly stated as having that trait. broadly

   "The character comes across as being female-coded."

3. 3
   Like; resembling or having the characteristics of. colloquial

   "That is so me-coded fr."

Synonyms

All synonyms

encodedieaesopian languageargotaxiologybabble

Example

More examples

"I'd like to send a coded message to Tom."

Related phrases

(US) color-codedbinary-codedbinary-coded decimalcolour-codedhard-coded

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