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In UK English usage I'd say it means a "minor fact". Compare planetoid, meteoroid, for other examples of -oid being used specifically to indicate a diminutive o
by pbhjpbhj 6y ago
In UK English usage I'd say it means a "minor fact". Compare planetoid, meteoroid, for other examples of -oid being used specifically to indicate a diminutive or minor form of something.
You can possibly blame Steve Wright, Radio 2 talk show host/DJ for popularising the term with that meaning in the UK.