/ˈkəʊ.dəd/, /ˈkəʊ.dɪd/
- Encoded; written in code or cipher.
- broadlyPortrayed in a way that suggests or resembles having a specific trait or inspiration, without being officially explicitly stated as having that trait.
“The character comes across as being female-coded.”
“This character is coded as autistic.”
“This is partly because male-coded jobs typically offer more pay, prestige, and independence than female-coded jobs, so the financial incentives for women are greater. Many men, however, avoid female-c”
- colloquialLike; resembling or having the characteristics of.
“That is so me-coded fr.” — That is so like me, for real.
“Bro has been acting kind of NPC-coded lately.”
“[Dianna Cowern, eating a vegetable 'pudding':] "It's very baby food coded." / [Kyle Kitzmiller:] "Yes." / [Dianna:] "Because it is deeply pureed."”
- form-of, participle, pastsimple past and past participle of code
Formsmore coded(comparative) · most coded(superlative)