factoid
[ fak-toid ]
/ ˈfæk tɔɪd /
noun
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OTHER WORDS FROM factoid
fac·toi·dal, adjectiveWords nearby factoid
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Example sentences from the Web for factoid
Though it does note that she has a tattoo—and that factoid is helpfully paired with the phrase “tough as nails.”
And by consumer and supplier agreement, no fact, factoid, or truthiness is too small to register.
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British Dictionary definitions for factoid
factoid
/ (ˈfæktɔɪd) /
noun
a piece of unreliable information believed to be true because of the way it is presented or repeated in print
Word Origin for factoid
C20 (coined by Norman Mailer): from fact + -oid
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