roid

Or 'roid

[roid]

noun

Slang.

1. a steroid, especially an anabolic steroid used for the enhancement of muscle development.

   These young athletes on roids are seriously jeopardizing both their careers and their health.

Word History and Origins

Origin of roid¹

First recorded in 1975–78; by shortening

Example Sentences

But there is also an amusing scene of Gibson talking with Falley about their ‘roid rage, and how they ask for something “at the very least” from her, who, Gibson knows, has already gone above and beyond in her caregiving.

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Killian suffers from steroid abuse and 'roid rage, can be violent, and suffers from trauma and possibly some mental illness.

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High doses can also cause water retention in the midsection and may enlarge other organs, contributing to “roid belly,” in which a competitor has a distended abdomen under six-pack abs, said Schoenfeld, the muscle growth researcher.

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“Roid rage” does not come close to encapsulating the complex repercussions that steroids appear to have on some users’ brains.

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In high school health class, many of us were treated to the stereotypes of anabolic stereoid usage — say, a a football player eager to be a star who turns to the needle, only to become a victim of "roid rage," his face broken out with acne, his testicles shrunk.

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