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Rolodex en · NOUN

Etymology

Genericized trademark, from rol(ling) + -o- + (in)dex. The brand name was originally part of a range including other items such as the Autodex and Clipodex.

Meanings

1. A type of rotating file index used for storing addresses, especially in a work context.
2. (broadly) One's contact list.
3. (broadly) A large list or category (of something specified).

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Rolodexes	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Rolodex en · VERB

Etymology

Genericized trademark, from rol(ling) + -o- + (in)dex. The brand name was originally part of a range including other items such as the Autodex and Clipodex.

Meanings

1. To index, or scan through, in the manner of a rotating file index.
   • I was already mentally Rolodexing through viable excuses. 2017, Jaime Primak Sullivan, The Southern Education of a Jersey Girl, page 50:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Rolodexes	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
Rolodexing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
Rolodexed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
Rolodexed	Tense=Past		lexicographic