roid

Illicit muscle builder

Roid is informal shortening of steroid, specifically anabolic steroids used to build muscle mass.

Athletes who use performance-enhancing drugs are said to be on roids or roiding.

Roid rage describes the aggressive outbursts associated with steroid abuse.

The term carries implications of cheating or artificial enhancement: He's got to be on roids.

steroid

anabolic

Building complex molecules

enhancement · bodybuilding · muscle · growth · injectable · synthetic · hormones · bulking · cutting · cycle

asteroid

meteorite

Space debris reaching Earth

  • orbitCurved celestial path
  • craterImpact or volcanic basin
  • impactForceful contact or consequence

space · comet · telescope · astronomy · cosmos · Ceres · Vesta · planetesimal · meteoroid · belt

hemorrhoid

inflammation

Protective tissue response

constipation · itching · discomfort · rectal pain · sitz bath · stool softeners · fiber supplements · prolapse · flare-up · suppository

Opposites
enhancement method

roidnatty

Smartly dressed

natural · drug-free · unassisted · au naturel · hard work

substance legality/ethics in sport

roidclean

Free of soil

natural · natty · drug-free · tested · unenhanced

bodily effect

roidatrophy

Wasting from disuse

muscle wasting · catabolic · baseline · sedentary

Phrases
Family

asteroid, android, steroid, roids

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG