Zoid
zoid
noun
An eccentric and obnoxious person; creep, nerd
[1970s+ Teenagers; origin unknown; perhaps related to the alligator represented on Izod2 apparel]
Historical Examples
The zoid has two rows of tentacles, the central one being sometimes on a kind of proboscis.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide Augusta Foote Arnold
Each tube is surmounted by a zoid with fifteen to thirty tentacles, which is constantly changing form by its contractions.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide Augusta Foote Arnold
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