(intr, adverb; usually imperative)slang, mainlyBritishto go away; depart
usage
This phrase was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in previous editions of Collins English Dictionary . However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use
sod
1
noun
a piece of grass-covered surface soil held together by the roots of the grass; turf
poeticthe ground
verbsods, soddingorsodded
(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
sod
2
noun
a person considered to be obnoxious
a jocular word for a personthe poor sod hasn't been out for weeks
"turf, slice of earth with grass on it," mid-15c., apparently from Middle Dutch sode "turf," or Middle Low German sode, both related to Old Frisian satha "sod," all of uncertain origin. Perhaps the notion is water saturation and the group is related to sog. The (old) sod "Ireland" is from 1812.
sod
n.2
term of abuse, 1818, short for sodomite (also see sodomy). British colloquial sod-all "nothing" is attested from 1958.
sod
v.1
c.1400, "to cover with sod," from sod (n.). Related: Sodded; sodding.
sod
v.2
in sod off (1960), British slang term of dismissal; see sod (n.2).
