sod
The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any…The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.
» The lucky sod just won the lottery.
Meaning
8 senses(uncountable)The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.
Grasnarbe, Sode, Grassode
дёрнdjorn
де́ренdéren
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
(uncountable)Turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns.
The landscapers rolled sod onto the bare earth and made a presentable lawn by nightfall.
Rollrasen, Fertigrasen
дёрнdjorn
де́ренdéren
(countable)A piece of this.
(Ireland, UK, dated, vulgar)Sodomite; bugger.
пидорpidor
(Ireland, UK, derogatory, mildly, slang)A person; often qualified with an adjective.
You mean old sod!
poor sod
чувакčuvak
(Ireland, UK, mildly, vulgar)Any trifling amount, a bugger, a damn, a jot.
I don’t care a sod.
(Australia, colloquial)A damper (bread) which has failed to rise, remaining a flat lump.
The rock dove.
Examples
12 sentencesThe lucky sod just won the lottery.
Matt is such a grumpy sod at the moment.
deMatti ist im Moment ein solcher Querulant. — freddy1
These sodding mosquitoes will suck all our blood out of us.
ruЭти проклятые комары из нас всю кровь высосут. — marafon
The poor sod was shot dead a day before the end of the war.
deDie arme Sau wurde einen Tag vor Kriegsende erschossen. — Manfredo
Poor sod, he didn't know that the second bottle contained the potion of delusion.
ruБедняга, он не знал, что во второй бутылке было зелье обмана. — Ooneykcall
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sod, sodde first attested in the mid-15th century, from Middle Dutch zFrom Middle English sod, sodde first attested in the mid-15th century, from Middle Dutch zoden (“turf”) or Middle Low German sôde, soede (“turf”), both related to Dutch zode (“turf”), German Sode (“turf”), Old Frisian sātha (“sod”), all being of uncertain ultimate origin.
Clipping of sodomite or sodomize.
From the Old English plural past tense, or a back-formation from the past participle sodden.
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Forms
plural: sodsSynonyms
11 synonyms- surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots:turfswardgreensward
- an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen:superoxide dismutase
- someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male):sodomitesodomistbugger
- an informal term for a youth or man:guycathombrebozo
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable