flid

Clipped form of thalidomide, a drug that caused birth defects, with the initial consonant modified by th-fronting.

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flid (plural flids) (UK, slang, derogatory, offensive)

1. An incompetent or physically uncoordinated person.
   • 2016 October 10, “Chit-Chat (Soph Aspin Reply)”, performed by Little T (Josh Tate):

     Murder this kid / You're just a YouTuber / You're a flid

2. A person with birth defects caused by thalidomide.
   • Kung Fu Flid, title of a 2009 movie about a thalidomide victim turned action hero

• DILF, LDIF

From Middle Low German vlit, related to the verb vliten (“to strive, make an effort”).

• Rhymes: -id

flid c (singular definite fliden, not used in plural form)

1. diligence, industriousness, energy

• arbejdsomhed
• virksomhed
• vindskibelighed
• energi
• ihærdighed
• stræbsomhed
• iver
• id
• umage
• møje
• anstrengelse

• dovenskab

• flittig

• “flid” in Den Danske Ordbog