9% possibility. A ghost from the early collaborative web. The Prank or SEO Artifact A final, less likely theory is that “codial” is a deliberate portmanteau of “code” and “cordial” —a playful term invented by a French coding bootcamp or a LinkedIn influencer to describe empathetic, human-friendly developers. A quick search shows no major brand owning this term, so it remains a fringe neologism at best.