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sod
1[ sod ]
noun
- a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- the surface of the ground, especially when covered with grass; turf; sward.
verb (used with object)
, sod·ded, sod·ding.
- to cover with sods or sod.
sod
2[ sod ]
verb
, Archaic.
- simple past tense of seethe.
sod
3[ sod ]
noun
, Chiefly British Slang: Vulgar.
You almost feel sorry for the poor sod.
- an inconsequential, annoying, or unpleasant person.
- Older Use. a gay man.
verb (used with object)
, Chiefly British Slang: Vulgar.
, sod·ded, sod·ding.
- to damn:
Sod the bloody bastard!
verb phrase
- to leave (usually as an imperative):
Why don't you just sod off!
sod
1/ sɒd /
noun
- a piece of grass-covered surface soil held together by the roots of the grass; turf
- poetic.the ground
verb
- tr to cover with sods
sod
2/ sɒd /
noun
- a person considered to be obnoxious
- a jocular word for a person
the poor sod hasn't been out for weeks
- sod all slang.nothing
interjection
- sod ita strong exclamation of annoyance
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Derived Forms
- ˈsodding, adjective
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Other Words From
- sodless adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sod1
First recorded in 1475–1525; late Middle English sod(de), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German sode “turf”
Origin of sod2
First recorded in 1810–15; by shortening of sodomite ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sod1
C15: from Low German; compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch sode; related to Old Frisian sātha
Origin of sod2
C19: shortened from sodomite
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