"bed-in" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bed-ins [plural]
Etymology: From bed + -in, modelled on earlier sit-in. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bed|-in|id2=protest}} bed + -in Head templates: {{en-noun}} bed-in (plural bed-ins)
  1. (historical) A form of peaceful protest in which the protester remains in bed. Tags: historical Coordinate_terms: sit-in, die-in, lie-in

Inflected forms

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