Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

velcroid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vel-croid
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who stays physically near to an influential person, especially in an effort to increase their own media exposure.

Slang

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Velcro + -oid, from the idea that such a person clings to another as if with Velcro.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Velcro

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

velcroids (plural)

Questions

What does velcroid mean?: One who stays physically near to an influential person, especially in an effort to increase their own media exposure.
Where does velcroid come from?: From Velcro + -oid, from the idea that such a person clings to another as if with Velcro.

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