coded — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. Encoded; written in code or cipher.

2. Portrayed in a way that suggests or resembles having a specific trait or inspiration, without being officially explicitly stated as having that trait.

   Uso

   • broadly

   Esempi

   The character comes across as being female-coded.

   This character is coded as autistic.

   Altri esempi (2)

   This is partly because male-coded jobs typically offer more pay, prestige, and independence than female-coded jobs, so the financial incentives for women are greater. Many men, however, avoid female-coded fields even when they know the pay and opportunities for advancement would be superior to their other options […]

   He is aware of a number of programs with more "capable" characters like Sheldon, from The Big Bang Theory, who are autistic coded without being explicitly named as such. James notes that, despite being more visible, the autistic traits of these characters tend to be used for comic relief, while autistic people in everyday situations are never seen.

3. Like; resembling or having the characteristics of.

   Uso

   • colloquiale
   • nei composti

   Esempi

   That is so me-coded fr.

   Bro has been acting kind of NPC-coded lately.

   Altri esempi (3)

   2015-coded

   [Dianna Cowern, eating a vegetable 'pudding':] "It's very baby food coded." / [Kyle Kitzmiller:] "Yes." / [Dianna:] "Because it is deeply pureed."

   In the last two years, Dr. Phil (surname: McGraw) had ended his flagship talk show and created his own news and entertainment network, trafficking daily in conservative-coded subjects — “Dr. Phil: The Hidden Gem in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’” “Dr. Phil Investigates: Are Schools Secretly Transitioning Your Child?” — in an unswerving crusade against “the woke left.”