bicoastal

adjective

bi·coast·al (ˌ)bī-ˈkō-stəl

: of, relating to, or occurring on both the east and west coasts of the U.S.

And everybody girded for a day of bicoastal press conferences in Washington, D.C., and Redmond, Wash., marked by a ritual exchange of tortured metaphors …—

Steven Levy

… an animal behaviorist with a bicoastal practice who hosts pet-advice radio shows in New York and Los Angeles.—

David Lida

After conducting a bicoastal relationship, Kevin and Linda married in 1989.—

Toby Kahn

also : living or working on both the east and west coasts of the U.S.

Similarly, one now sees frequent references to "bicoastal" people who go back and forth between New York and Los Angeles. —

Hans Fantel

The actor flies back and forth as often as his schedule will allow, but being bicoastal has more than its share of drawbacks. —

Mary Alice Kellogg

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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

Recent Examples on the Web Meet the Expert Katie Mellinger is a bicoastal makeup artist who specializes in flawless skin. —

Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 10 July 2024 After their parents separated, Jenna and Karina grew up in N.Y.C. with Byrne while Dustin juggled a bicoastal career between Los Angeles and the Big Apple. —

Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024 The bicoastal raids, sources told ABC News, were conducted as part of a human trafficking investigation. —

Hilda Dzietror, ABC News, 12 June 2024 Disney has spent at least $150 million on the bicoastal project, analysts estimate. —

Brooks Barnes Todd Anderson, New York Times, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for bicoastal

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