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Definition of cod adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cod

adjective

/kɒd/

/kɑːd/

[only before noun] (British English, informal)

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not real or what somebody claims it is
- a cod American accent
- cod psychology
Word OriginMiddle English: of unknown origin; one suggestion is that the word is the same as Old English cod(d) ‘bag’, because of the fish's appearance.

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