sod

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈsäd 

1

: turf sense 1

also : the grass- and forb-covered surface of the ground

2

: one's native land

sod

2 of 4

verb (1)

sodded; sodding

transitive verb

: to cover with sod or turfs

sod

3 of 4

noun (2)

chiefly British

: bugger

if I ever find the sod I'll kill him

—John Le Carré

sod

4 of 4

verb (2)

sodded; sodding; sods

transitive verb

chiefly British

: damn sense 2

Synonyms

Noun (1)

• country
• fatherland
• home
• homeland
• mother country
• motherland

Noun (2)

• bastard
• beast
• bleeder [British]
• blighter [chiefly British]
• boor
• bounder
• bugger
• buzzard
• cad
• chuff
• churl
• clown
• creep
• cretin
• crud [slang]
• crumb [slang]
• cur
• dirtbag [slang]
• dog
• fink
• heel
• hound
• jerk
• joker
• louse
• lout
• pill
• rat
• rat fink
• reptile
• rotter
• schmuck [slang]
• scum
• scumbag [slang]
• scuzzball [slang]
• skunk
• sleaze
• sleazebag [slang]
• sleazeball [slang]
• slime
• slimeball [slang]
• slob
• snake
• so-and-so
• stinkard
• stinker
• swine
• toad
• varmint
• vermin

Examples of sod in a Sentence

Noun (1)

a sentimental journey back to the old sod

Noun (2)

he's a nasty old sod who never has a nice thing to say about anybody

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Staff have been refreshing the giant panda exhibit in anticipation of Bao Li and Qing Bao’s arrival, with upgrades like fresh sod, murals depicting mountains, a panda hammock, black locust climbing structures and 40 Giant Panda Cam cameras, per the Washington Post. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024

High-quality sod will be thick, dense, and weed-free. —Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024

Verb

Avoid sodding shady spots during the rainy season to prevent decline due to rot problems. —Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2024

The protesters want the city to clean up the cemetery, put up gravemarkers and re-sod the area that workers destroyed with the dirt piles. —Ernie Suggs, ajc, 26 July 2021

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German sode; akin to Old Frisian sātha sod

Noun (2)

short for sodomite

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

1653, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1818, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1904, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing sod

• give/care a sod
• sod all
• sod off

Kids Definition

sod

1 of 2 noun

ˈsäd 

1

a

: turf sense 1

b

: the grass-covered and herb-covered surface of the ground

2

: one's native land

sod

2 of 2 verb

sodded; sodding

: to cover with sod or turfs

Medical Definition

SOD

abbreviation

superoxide dismutase