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bed-in en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (historical) A 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:

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Coordinates

lie-in · die-in · sit-in