wastoid en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈweɪsˌtɔɪd/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From waste + -oid. Compare waster (“idler”), wasted (“in a drugged state”).
Meanings
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(derogatory, offensive, slang) A person with a drug or alcohol addiction.
Andrew Clark: Yo, wastoid. You're not gonna blaze up in here.
1985, John Hughes, The Breakfast Club, 00:54:35:
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(derogatory, offensive, slang) A person regarded with contempt; a loser.
"They look like the stupid kind of wastoids who get gobbled up in the first ten minutes of a horror movie," I said.
1999, Michael Hornburg, Downers Grove, Grove Press, published 2001, →ISBN, page 133:
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(derogatory, offensive, slang) An absent-minded or vacuous person.
Oh God. What if he was talking to me and I didn't say anything and was just sitting here staring into space like a complete wastoid? Eva blinked. Did I just use the word wastoid?
2004, Kate Brian, The V Club, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 16:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wastoids | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
space cadet (absent-minded or vacuous person) · airhead (absent-minded or vacuous person)