- a fellow; chap: he's a queer bod
- another word for body
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bod /bɑd/USA pronunciation
n. [countable] Informal.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- body:We thought they all had fabulous bods.
- Brit. a person:She's a very nice bod indeed.
bod
(bod),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
BOD,
- body:You've got to have a great bod to look good in that bathing suit.
- [Chiefly Brit.]person:We need a few more bods to help with the extra work.
- short for body 1780–90
BOD,
- Biochemistrybiochemical oxygen demand.
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bod /bɒd/ n informal
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BOD abbreviation for
- biochemical oxygen demand
'bod' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
biochemical oxygen demand
- booth
- eisteddfod
- oddball
- able-bodied
- acetone body
- Aschoff body
- astral body
- Barr body
- basal body
- bodice ripper
- bodiless
- boding
- body art
- body bag
- body blow
- body bolster
- body Brussels
- bodybuilder
- bodybuilding
- body center plate
- body check
- body corporate
- body count
- body double
- body drop
- body English
- body image
- body language
- body louse
- body mechanics
- body mike
- Body of Christ
- body piercing
- body plan
- body politic
- body post
- body press
- body rhythm
- body rub
- body shirt
- body shop
- body slam
- body snatcher
- body snatching
- body stocking
- bodysuit
- body-surf
- body track
- body type