loid
noun, verb
loid is a noun meaning “A tool made from a piece of celluloid, used for bypassing locks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled L-O-I-D, and it appears about once in every 66 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of loid is loids.
What does loid mean?
noun
- 1
A tool made from a piece of celluloid, used for bypassing locks.
verb
- 1
To force (a door) open by slipping a credit card or similar thin object between the door and the frame.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of loid
- loids plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- loiding participle, present
- loided participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is loid?
Loid appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does loid come from?
Short for celluloid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).