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bod
[ bod ]
/ bÉ’d /
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noun Informal.
body: You've got to have a great bod to look good in that bathing suit.
Chiefly British. person: We need a few more bods to help with the extra work.
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Origin of bod
First recorded in 1780–90; short for body
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Other definitions for bod (2 of 2)
BOD
biochemical oxygen demand.
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Word Origin for bod
C18: short for body
British Dictionary definitions for bod (2 of 2)
BOD
abbreviation for
biochemical oxygen demand
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