velcroid en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From Velcro + -oid, from the idea that such a person clings to another as if with Velcro.
Meanings
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(slang) One who stays physically near to an influential person, especially in an effort to increase their own media exposure.
She'd no sooner compliantly strapped herself into an out-of-the-way plush chair than Takuma Tanabe and an entourage of staff velcroids entered.
1993, Jack McKinney, Hostile Takeover, Del Rey, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| velcroids | Number=Plur | lexicographic |