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sod

3[sod] noun, verb, sod⋅ded, sod⋅ding. Chiefly British Slang.
–noun
1. sodomite; homosexual.
2. chap; fellow; guy.
3. child; kid; brat. Compare bugger.
–verb (used with object)
4. to damn: Sod the bloody bastard!
5. sod off, to leave (usually as an imperative): Why don't you just sod off!

Origin:
1875–80; by shortening of sodomite
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Word Origin & History

sod  (2)
term of abuse, 1818, short for sodomite (see sodomy). British colloquial sod-all "nothing" is attested from 1958.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: SOD
Function: abbreviation
superoxide dismutase
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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