"Wavoid" meaning in All languages combined

See Wavoid on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Wavoids [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English wave Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English Wavoid From wave + -oid. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|wave|-oid|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English wave Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English Wavoid [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "-oid", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-oīdēs", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-oid", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Wavoid", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Wavoid"> From wave + -oid. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Wavoid (plural Wavoids)
  1. (finance, informal) A person who believes (often fervently) that Wave Systems Corp. will be a financial success. Tags: informal

Inflected forms

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