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flid

UK/flɪd/

flid noun: one with birth defects (such as phocomelia) caused by thalidomide.

Noun

flid (plural flids)

  1. (UK, derogatory, offensive, slang) One with birth defects (such as phocomelia) caused by thalidomide.
    • Kung Fu Flid, title of a 2009 movie about a thalidomide victim turned action hero
  2. (UK, derogatory, figuratively, offensive, slang) One who is physically uncoordinated or incompetent.
    • Murder this kid / You're just a YouTuber / You're a flid2016 October 10, “Chit-Chat (Soph Aspin Reply)”, performed by Little T [Josh Tate]

Forms of flid

pluralflids

Origin of flid

Clipping of thalidomide, a pharmaceutical drug that was found to causes birth defects leading to a historical scandal, with the initial consonant modified by th-fronting.

Words that rhyme with flid

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Questions about flid

What does flid mean?
Flid means one with birth defects (such as phocomelia) caused by thalidomide.
What part of speech is flid?
Flid is a noun.
How do you pronounce flid?
Flid is pronounced /flɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of flid?
The plural of flid is flids.

Words near flid in the dictionary

  1. flicks over
  2. flicks the bean
  3. flicks through
  4. flicky
  5. flics
  6. flid
  7. Flidais
  8. flidge
  9. flidged
  10. flidges
  11. flidging

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