roid

See also: róid and 'roid

English

Alternative forms

• 'roid

Etymology

Clipping of steroid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɔɪd/

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔɪd

Noun

roid (plural roids)

1. (sports, slang) Steroids, especially those used illegally for performance enhancement.
2. (vulgar, slang) Hemorrhoids.

Derived terms

• roid-head
• roided out
• roid rage
• roided

See also

• gym candy
• pumper

Anagrams

• IDOR

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rˠɔtʲ/

Noun

roid f (genitive singular roide, plural roidean)

1. bog-myrtle, sweet gale (Myrica gale)
2. rush

Synonyms

• (bog-myrtle): còinneach dhearg, mòinteach liath, rideag