deaf aid

noun

A hearing aid.

Meanings

noundeaf aid (plural deaf aids)

plural deaf aids

  1. UKoffensiveA person wearing a hearing aid.

    Gene Hunt: Oi, he said stop right there, deaf aid!

    2006, Life on Mars, Series 1, Episode 2
  2. slangbroadcastingA presenter's earpiece through which they receive instructions from the studio.

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deaf aid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deaf%20aid

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“deaf aid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deaf%20aid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deaf aid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deaf%20aid.

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