sod
noun/sɒd/
/sɑːd/
- (British English, taboo, offensive, slang) an offensive word for a person, especially a man, that you are annoyed with or think is unpleasant
- You stupid sod!
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- (British English, taboo, slang) used with an adjective to refer to a person, especially a man
- The poor old sod got the sack yesterday.
- You lucky sod!
- (British English, taboo, slang) a thing that is difficult or causes problems
- It was a real sod of a job.
- [usually singular] (formal or literary) a layer of earth with grass growing on it; a piece of this that has been removed
- under the sod (= in your grave)
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 early 19th cent.: abbreviation of sodomite. noun sense 4 late Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German sode, of unknown ultimate origin.
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