bicoastal
adjective
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How Bicoastal Changed Its Meaning
Bicoastal is a word whose meaning shifted in the 1970s to reflect our mobile society. Prior to that, the term was occasionally used in general contexts involving both coasts (as in "a bicoastal naval defense"). These days bicoastal is almost always associated with people who make frequent trips between one coast and the other. An article with a Los Angeles dateline published in The New York Times in 1983 declared bicoastal to be "a popular term among an affluent, mobile set of Angelenos." But Angelenos weren't the only ones using the term-by that time, the word had already been appearing in national magazines.
Examples of bicoastal in a Sentence
Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Reportedly, bicoastal protests for Wendy’s freedom are taking place today (April 1) at Coterie Hudson Yards in New York and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, beginning at 10:00 A.M. local time.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Additionally a group of former employees of The Mill’s U.S. operations launched ARC Creative, a bicoastal creative studio backed by VFX group holding company Dream Machine FX.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
And he’s set to go bicoastal, teaming up with Kent Hospitality Group to open the dining concepts at the forthcoming Printemps department store in New York City.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Bicoastal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bicoastal. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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