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Adidas¹

  • /ˈædiˌdæs/
  • /əˈdidəs/
  • /əɖɪˈɖɑs/ South Asia
  • /əɖɪˈd̪ɑs/ South Asia

Where it comes from

From the German company name Adidas, after its founder, Adolf “Adi” Dassler.

noun Adidas · Adidases

  1. A clothing product made by Adidas, especially a pair of shoes. My Adidas and me close as can be / We make a mean team, my Adidas and me / We get around together, we're down forever

adidas²

Where it comes from

Genericized trademark from the German company name, Adidas. The sense is most likely due to the association made with chicken feet and Adidas shoes. Compare Cebuano adidas and Tagalog adidas.

noun

  1. Philippines, informal, uncountable chicken feet, skewered and grilled, sold as street food Andrej Rossi. Adidas : Grilled chicken feet skewers , marinated and cooked to perfection . Tapsilog : A budget - friendly meal consisting of tapa ( marinated beef ) , sinangag ( garlic fried rice ) , and itlog ( fried egg ) . Balut : A[…]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: porsche, adler, adolph, adelman, audi, adelmann, adel, adam, zeppelin, daimler, anheuser, volkswagen, schadler, andis, german, aderhold

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"adidas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adidas. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

adidas. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adidas

Chicago

"adidas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adidas.

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@misc{adidas_2026,
  title = {adidas},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adidas},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}