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Bod

//bɒd// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Bodleian Library.
Noun
  1. 1
    The body. slang

    "Fred likes to keep his bod in shape."

  2. 2
    Initialism of biochemical oxygen demand. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    alternative names for the body of a human being wordnet
  4. 4
    A person. slang

    "He went to the upstairs lookout and peered down upon the political bod, whom he recognised as the fatso who had given a thin, starving speech one lunch-time to the new High School students[.]"

  5. 5
    Initialism of biological oxygen demand. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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  1. 6
    Initialism of benefit of the doubt. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 7
    Initialism of beginning of day. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 8
    Initialism of board of directors. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 9
    Initialism of Brightlingsea One Design (sailing boat class). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of body. The sense of “person” may alternatively derive from Scottish Gaelic bodach (“old man”) via Scots.

Etymology 2

Shortening.

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