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sod noun- a sodomite; generally used of a male homosexual UK, 1855
- a contemptible man UK, 1818
An abbreviation of “sodomite”. - a difficult circumstance; an awkward thing UK, 1936
From the previous sense. - And then there was the bus driver who wouldn’t take him on board because he didn’t have the exact money. He was a right sod[.] — Mahesh Patel, Baby Father, 19 August 2003
- used as a general form of address UK, 1942
- Good on yer, Martha, yer old sod! — Elizabeth O’Connor, Steak for Breakfast, 1962
- a person of the stated characteristic, thus: lucky sod, jammy sod, miserable sod, etc. UK, 1931
- HARRY: Clever sod, aren’t you? CARTER: Only comparatively. — Mike Hodges, Get Carter, p. 21, 1971
- Put me down, you big soft sod! — Alan Bleasdale, Boys From the Blackstuff, 1982
- Your kids would have an easier life than you, jammy [lucky] sods, with “all the opportunities we never had”. — Mark Steel, Reasons to be Cheerful, p. 3, 2001
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