I. cod 1 /kɒd $ kɑːd/ BrE AmE noun ( plural cod )
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps from Old English codd 'bag' ; because of its appearance ]
1 . [countable] a large sea fish that lives in the North Atlantic
2 . [uncountable] the white flesh of a cod, eaten as food:
Two cod fillets, please.
II. cod 2 BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] British English
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: cod 'to play a trick on' (19-20 centuries) , perhaps from cod 'a stupid person' (19-20 centuries) ]
not real, but intended to look or sound real – often used humorously:
a cod English accent