sod
Sodden; incompletely risenSodden; incompletely risen.
» The lucky sod just won the lottery.
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2 senses(Australia)Sodden; incompletely risen.
sod damper
(obsolete)Boiled.
Beer, if it be over-new, or over-stale, over-strong, or not sod,[…]is most unwholesome, frets, and galls, etc.
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
Origin
From the Old English plural past tense, or a back-formation from the past participle soddeFrom the Old English plural past tense, or a back-formation from the past participle sodden.
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Forms
more sod, most sodLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form