sod

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 (BrE, !!!, slang) used to refer to a person, especially a man, that you are annoyed with or think is unpleasant: You stupid sod! 2 (BrE, !!!, slang) used with an adjective to refer to a person, especially a man: The poor old sod got the sack yesterday. * You lucky sod! HELPNOTE You can use words like man, boy, devil or thing instead. 3 (BrE, !!!, slang) a thing that is difficult or causes problems: It was a real sod of a job. 4 [sing.] (formal or literary) a layer of earth with grass growing on it; a piece of this that has been removed: under the sod (= in your grave) verb (-dd-) [VN] (BrE, !!!, slang) (only used in orders) a swear word that many people find offensive, used when sb is annoyed about sth or to show that they do not care about sth: Sod this car! It's always breaking down. * Oh, sod it! I'm not doing any more. * We're going on holiday and sod the expense. IDIOMS see LARKn. PHRASALVERBS sod off (BrE, !!!, slang) (usually used in orders) to go away: Sod off, the pair of you!