dormcest

See also: dorm-cest

English

Alternative forms

• dorm-cest

Etymology

From dorm (“dormitory”) +‎ -cest.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dormcest (uncountable)

1. (slang) Romantic and/or sexual involvement between students residing in the same dormitory.

   Synonym: hallcest

   Hyponyms: floorcest, flatcest

   • 2005 June 9, Michael M. Grynbaum, “An Entryway That Eats Together Stays Together”, in The Harvard Crimson‎, archived from the original on 25 January 2025:

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