Meaning & use
dress-coded
Stopped or reprimanded by an authority, such as a school, for wearing clothing that violates a dress code.
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She got dress-coded for her ripped jeans right before first period started.
Two students were dress-coded at the dance for wearing tank tops.
A note on using this word
Dress-coded is informal student slang built from the noun phrase 'dress code,' used mainly in schools.
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