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Definition of factoid noun
an insignificant or trivial fact . something fictitious or unsubstantiated that is presented as fact , devised especially to gain publicity and accepted because of constant repetition.
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Origin of factoid First recorded in 1973;
fact +
-oid
OTHER WORDS FROM factoid fac·toi·dal, adjective
Words nearby factoid factitious ,
factitious disorder ,
factitive ,
factive ,
fact of life ,
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How to use factoid in a sentence The answers to factoid questions are easy to find in knowledge bases compared with nuanced complex open-domain questions such as the one in the passage indexing example provided by Google.
Each of these factoid s gets joined up with billions of others in a sprawling, interconnected network of facts.
The Democratic PACs had outraised them, which is an interesting little factoid in and of itself.
What is wrong and embarrassing is the President of the United States reciting a massively discredited factoid .
Though it does note that she has a tattooâand that factoid is helpfully paired with the phrase âtough as nails.â
And by consumer and supplier agreement, no fact, factoid , or truthiness is too small to register.
McCarthy contributes the factoid , âWe have four million more government jobs in America than manufacturing jobs.â
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British Dictionary definitions for factoid
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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