troid

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Meaning · English

Any of the video games in the Metroid franchise.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Games I look forward to next year: [...] Metroid Prime 4 (I’ve never played one of the 3D troids but I wanna)

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

An individual member of the fictional alien Metroid species in this franchise.

Register: slang

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “troid” mean?

Any of the video games in the Metroid franchise.

Is “troid” formal or informal?

troid is generally slang.