Dormcest

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Romantic and/or sexual involvement between students residing in the same dormitory. slang, uncountable

    ""I remember being shocked that they would sleep in the same bed!" says Eunpi Cho ’05, recalling one notorious incident of dormcest."

Synonyms

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hallcest

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""I remember being shocked that they would sleep in the same bed!" says Eunpi Cho ’05, recalling one notorious incident of dormcest."

Etymology

From dorm (“dormitory”) + -cest.

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