Adidas en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈdidəs/
- /əɖɪˈd̪ɑs/ (South-Asia) by analogy with the surname das
- (US) audio
- /ˈædiˌdæs/
- /əɖɪˈɖɑs/ (South-Asia)
Etymology
From the German company name Adidas, after its founder, Adolf “Adi” Dassler.
Meanings
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A clothing product made by Adidas, especially a pair of shoes.
[…]nobody expects you to wear a headscarf or a Tuareg blue Turban in town – and these days, even Tuaregs wear Adidas.
2007, Anthony Ham, Alison Bing, Morocco, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 45:[…]I walked through the door and Jeremy had hung himself from the rafters. A stepladder was kicked over and his Adidas dangled right above my eye level.
1986, Chris Crutcher, Stotan!, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 98:My Adidas and me close as can be / We make a mean team, my Adidas and me / We get around together, we're down forever
1986, “My Adidas”, in Raising Hell, performed by Run-DMC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adidases | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Adidas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |