roids

Banned muscle builders

Roids is informal shorthand for steroids, particularly anabolic steroids used to build muscle mass: He's clearly on roids.

The term appears frequently in gym culture and sports discussions about performance-enhancing drugs.

Roids can also refer to hemorrhoids in casual speech: These roids are killing me.

steroids

anabolic

Building complex molecules

testosterone · cycling · bulking · gains · injections · HGH · PCT · needles · stacking · swole

hemorrhoids

piles

Multiple heaped accumulations

rectal · painful · sitting · cream · suppository · flare-up · discomfort · inflammation · treatment · cushion

asteroids

space

Unoccupied area or interval

  • rocksSolid mineral pieces
  • beltStrap securing trousers
  • meteorGlowing atmospheric space rock

collision · mining · NASA · crater · orbit · Ceres · Vesta · impact · trajectory · spacecraft

Opposites
training method authenticity

roidsnatty

Smartly dressed

clean · drug-free · natural bodybuilding · natural · unassisted

substance legality/ethics in sport

roidsclean

Free of soil

drug-free · unenhanced · tested · sober · legitimate

bodily effect

roidsatrophy

Wasting from disuse

muscle wasting · catabolism · weakness

Phrases
Family

asteroid, thyroid, steroids, roid

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13