Rolodex

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See also: rolodex

English

Etymology

Blend of rolling +‎ index; a brand name, originally part of a range including other items such as the Autodex and Clipodex.

Noun

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Rolodex (plural Rolodexes)

Rolodex
  1. A type of rotating file index used for storing addresses, especially in a work context.
  2. (by extension) One's contact list.
  3. (by extension) A large list or category (of something specified).

Verb

Rolodex (third-person singular simple present Rolodexes, present participle Rolodexing, simple past and past participle Rolodexed)

  1. To index, or scan through, in the manner of a rotating file index.
    • 2017, Jaime Primak Sullivan, The Southern Education of a Jersey Girl, page 50:
      I was already mentally Rolodexing through viable excuses.
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