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[Ben Zimmer]

There's a lot more to the "-coded" suffix than that. Here's an explainer.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/what-does-it-mean-to-be-coded-linguists-break-down-the-very-online-use-of-the-word-173139947.html

On Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 11:19 AM Jonathan Lighter <
00001aad181a2549-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> "-appearing" ?
>
> <goog_1503303124>
>
> https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tongue-hurts-biting-long-29-111602540.html
>
>
> "I live a very conservative-coded life despite being liberal. My husband is
> a retired combat veteran, and we moved to rural Missouri after he retired
> to start a small farm...which all lends to the appearance of very
> traditional gender roles. Most people make the [erroneous] assumption that
> I'm conservative almost immediately."
>
> JL
>
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > "-favoring" ?
> >
> >
> >
> https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/maga-coded-anchor-show-producer-100059035.html
> >
> > MAGA-Coded Anchor’s Show Producer Rips CBS in Fiery Farewell
> >
> >
>

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