/ sɒd; NAmE sɑːd/ noun , verb
■ noun
1.
( BrE , taboo , slang ) used to refer to a person, especially a man, that you are annoyed with or think is unpleasant :
You stupid sod!
2.
( BrE , taboo , slang ) used with an adjective to refer to a person, especially a man :
The poor old sod got the sack yesterday.
You lucky sod!
HELP NOTE : You can use words like man , boy , devil or thing instead.
3.
( BrE , taboo , slang ) a thing that is difficult or causes problems :
It was a real sod of a job.
4.
[ sing. ] ( formal or literary ) a layer of earth with grass growing on it; a piece of this that has been removed :
under the sod (= in your grave)
■ verb
( -dd- ) [ vn ] ( BrE , taboo , slang ) (only used in orders) a swear word that many people find offensive, used when sb is annoyed about sth or to show that they do not care about sth :
Sod this car! It's always breaking down.
Oh, sod it! I'm not doing any more.
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IDIOMS
see lark noun
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PHRASAL VERBS
- sod off
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WORD ORIGIN
noun sense 4 late Middle English : from Middle Dutch , Middle Low German sode , of unknown ultimate origin.
noun senses 1 to 3 and verb early 19th cent.: abbreviation of sodomite .