sod

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Noun

Singular sod

Plural sods

Rolls of sod

1. (countable); (mainly British); (slang) A sod is somebody you don't like, usually a man.

   I'm not having these silly old sods coming to the party. No way!

   Shut up. You little sod.

2. (countable); (mainly British); (slang) A sod is a person, usually a man.

   He's not had much sleep though, poor sod.

3. (uncountable) Sod is a layer of earth with grass growing in it.

   By the time I came along there was little of such unturned prairie sod In Falrweather Township.

   We encourage residents to conserve water by planting ground covers instead of laying sod.

Synonyms

• fuck
• shit
• damn
• earth
• grass
• turf

Related words

• sod's law

Verb

Plain form sod

Third-person singular sods

Past tense sodded

Past participle sodded

Present participle sodding

1. (transitive & intransitive); (mainly British); (slang) You use sod to show you're not happy about something.

   I looked at the clock, it said twenty to eight, I thought, "sod it! I ain't getting up."

   Who are you to tell me to sod off, you little bastard?