English
Etymology
Combination of fact and the suffix -oid meaning 'resembling'.
Noun
- An inaccurate statement or statistic believed to be true because of broad repetition, especially if cited in the media.
- Usage Problem. A small insignificant fact, but still interesting. (Note: Refer above to the meaning of the suffix. It's ironic that the very definition of factoid has itself come to be a factoid.)
