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Coed vs. Student

'Coed' is an outdated, often diminutive term for a female student at a mixed-gender school.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The campus was full of coeds.

✓ Correct

The campus was full of students.

The ruleii

STUDENT is the only necessary term.

'Coed' is still used to describe mixed-gender sports or housing, but using it as a noun for a person is considered offensive or outdated.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Everyone is just a STUDENT.

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