roid en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹɔɪd/
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang) Clipping of steroid Steroids, especially those used illegally for performance enhancement.
alt of steroid Steroids
"Snow Crash is a roid. Or else it's similar to a roid. Yeah, that's it. It goes into your cell walls, just like a roid. And then it does something to the nucleus of the cell."
1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 233:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang, vulgar) Clipping of hemorrhoid Hemorrhoids.
alt of hemorrhoid Hemorrhoids
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of android
alt of android
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'roid | alternative | lexicographic | |
| roids | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
roidhead · roided out · roid gut · roid-head · roided · roider · roid rage · roidtranny