roid

noun

ˈrȯid

variants or 'roid

plural roids or 'roids

informal

: anabolic steroid

an athlete on roids

Medical and psychiatric journals feature a growing number of case reports describing body builders and athletes who abuse anabolic steroids, known as "roids" in gym argot.—

Bruce Bower

… steroids users still have to work hard to see the benefits of the drugs they are taking. You don't get strong by taking 'roids alone.—

Rick Morrissey

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Leading up to their match, Plant has been relentless with the verbal grenades, claiming Álvarez’s greatness is juiced-up on PEDs and his trainer Eddy Reynoso runs a dirty gym filled with ‘roid-users. —

Anthony Stitt, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021