Meanings
noundormcest (uncountable)
alternative dorm-cest
- slanguncountableRomantic and/or sexual involvement between students residing in the same dormitory.
"I remember being shocked that they would sleep in the same bed!" says Eunpi Cho ’05, recalling one notorious incident of dormcest.
2005 June 9, Michael M. Grynbaum, “An Entryway That Eats Together Stays Together”, in The Harvard Crimson, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2025Synonyms: hallcest
Synonyms & antonyms
nounRomantic and/or sexual involvement between students residing in the same dormitory.
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Origin
From dorm (“dormitory”) + -cest.
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APA
dormcest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dormcest
MLA
“dormcest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dormcest. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dormcest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dormcest.
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