adj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/eɪdz/
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homophone: aids
homophone: aides
rhymes with -eɪdz
Received-Pronunciation, US:/eɪdz/
homophone: ades
homophone: AIDS
CMU ARPABET:EY1 D Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Extremely annoying or frustrating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: offensive, slang, vulgar
Examples
Dude, this game is so fucking AIDS.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cancer, pure cancer
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
Acronym of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.