Meanings
nounverboid (plural verboids)
plural verboids
- grammarAny of various grammatical entities that resemble verbs in some way.
Origin
From verb + -oid, introduced by Danish linguist Otto Jespersen in 1937.
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APA
verboid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verboid
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“verboid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verboid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verboid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verboid.
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