sod

1
[ sod ]
/ sɒd /
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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.

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Origin of sod

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Middle Dutch or Middle Low German sode turf

OTHER WORDS FROM sod

sodless, adjective

Words nearby sod

Socrates, Socratic, Socratic irony, Socratic method, Socred, sod, soda, soda ash, soda biscuit, soda bread, soda cracker

Definition for sod (2 of 3)

sod2
[ sod ]
/ sɒd /

verb Archaic.

simple past tense of seethe.

Definition for sod (3 of 3)

sod3
[ sod ]
/ sɒd /

noun Chiefly British Slang: Vulgar.

a chap; fellow; guy: You almost feel sorry for the poor sod.
an inconsequential, annoying, or unpleasant person.
Older Use. a gay man.

verb (used with object), sod·ded, sod·ding.Chiefly British Slang: Vulgar.

to damn: Sod the bloody bastard!

Verb Phrases Chiefly British Slang: Vulgar.

sod off, to leave (usually as an imperative): Why don't you just sod off!
Compare bugger1.

Origin of sod

3
First recorded in 1875–80; by shortening of sodomite
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Words related to sod

turf, dirt, lawn, meadow, grassland, prairie, pasture, grass, peat, mead, pasturage, sward, soak, soil, earth, divot

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British Dictionary definitions for sod (1 of 2)

sod1
/ (sɒd) /

noun

a piece of grass-covered surface soil held together by the roots of the grass; turf
poetic the ground

verb sods, sodding or sodded

(tr) to cover with sods

Word Origin for sod

C15: from Low German; compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch sode; related to Old Frisian sātha

British Dictionary definitions for sod (2 of 2)

sod2
/ (sɒd) slang, mainly British /

noun

a person considered to be obnoxious
a jocular word for a personthe poor sod hasn't been out for weeks
sod all slang nothing

interjection

sod it a strong exclamation of annoyance
See also sod off

Derived forms of sod

sodding, adjective

Word Origin for sod

C19: shortened from sodomite
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