velcroid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who stays physically near to an influential person, especially in an effort to increase their own media exposure.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

velcroid velcroids

Etymology

From Velcro + -oid, from the idea that such a person clings to another as if with Velcro.

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