bed-in

noun

A form of peaceful protest in which the protester remains in bed.

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Meanings

nounbed-in (plural bed-ins)

plural bed-ins

  1. historicalA form of peaceful protest in which the protester remains in bed.

    Inside, the room was decorated with a huge mural of John and Yoko. There was a low white bed like the one they did their bed-in in.

    1996, Francesca Lia Block, Dragons in Manhattan

Origin

From bed + -in, modelled on earlier sit-in.

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APA

bed-in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed-in

MLA

“bed-in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed-in. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bed-in,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed-in.

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