"roid" meaning in English

See roid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹɔɪd/ Audio: En-au-roid.ogg Forms: roids [plural], 'roid [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɔɪd Head templates: {{en-noun}} roid (plural roids)
  1. (sports, slang) Clipping of steroid Steroids, especially those used illegally for performance enhancement. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Alternative form of: steroid Steroids (extra: especially those used illegally for performance enhancement)
    Sense id: en-roid-en-noun-A0VoTcMb Categories (other): Sports, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Drugs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 41 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 25 11 28 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 29 11 36 1 Disambiguation of Drugs: 31 36 33 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (vulgar, slang) Clipping of hemorrhoid Hemorrhoids. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang, vulgar Alternative form of: hemorrhoid Hemorrhoids
    Sense id: en-roid-en-noun-xeKhxdWD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Drugs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 41 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 25 11 28 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 29 11 36 1 Disambiguation of Drugs: 31 36 33
  3. (science fiction) Clipping of android Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: android
    Sense id: en-roid-en-noun-8m8tiRha Categories (other): Science fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Drugs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 41 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 25 11 28 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 29 11 36 1 Disambiguation of Drugs: 31 36 33 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: roided, roided out, roid gut, roid-head, roid rage, roidtranny Related terms: gym candy, pumper

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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