rolodex

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noun

A type of rotating file index used for storing addresses, especially in a work context.

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Meanings

rolodex1

nounrolodex (plural rolodexes)

plural rolodexes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Rolodex.
verbrolodex (third-person singular simple present rolodexes, present participle rolodexing, simple past and past participle rolodexed)

present singular third person rolodexes · participle present rolodexing · participle past rolodexed · past rolodexed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Rolodex.

Rolodex2

nounRolodex (plural Rolodexes)

plural Rolodexes

  1. A type of rotating file index used for storing addresses, especially in a work context.
  2. broadlyOne's contact list.
  3. broadlyA large list or category (of something specified).
verbRolodex (third-person singular simple present Rolodexes, present participle Rolodexing, simple past and past participle Rolodexed)

present singular third person Rolodexes · participle present Rolodexing · participle past Rolodexed · past Rolodexed

  1. To index, or scan through, in the manner of a rotating file index.

    I was already mentally Rolodexing through viable excuses.

    2017, Jaime Primak Sullivan, The Southern Education of a Jersey Girl, page 50

Origin

Genericized trademark, from rol(ling) + -o- + (in)dex. The brand name was originally part of a range including other items such as the Autodex and Clipodex.

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Cite this entry
APA

rolodex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rolodex

MLA

“rolodex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rolodex. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rolodex,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rolodex.

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