sod
To cover with sodTo cover with sod.
» The lucky sod just won the lottery.
niceguydave · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesTo cover with sod.
He sodded the worn areas twice a year.
cover with sod
(Ireland, UK, slang, transitive, vulgar)Bugger; sodomize.
(Ireland, UK, slang, transitive, vulgar)Damn, curse, confound.
Sod him!/Sod it!/Sod that bastard!
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
1 languagesOrigin
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.
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Forms
sods, sodding, sodded, soddedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.