bod

«bod» in Mova's school dictionary: a person, often in «an odd bod» (a strange person) or «a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a bod, bods — informal, UK); also short for body (slang)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, UK) A bod is a person, often in «an odd bod» (a strange person) or «a nice bod». tree →

2) (slang) Bod is short for body, especially a fit or good-looking body. tree →

sense in the lessons

It appears in real speech and in British stories to sound casual and friendly or a bit cheeky. It is not used in school writing. Phrases: «odd bod», «a bit of an odd bod», «dog's body» (a person who does dull jobs, from «dogsbody»).

examples

• He's a bit of an odd bod, but he's kind. (UK) tree →
• She's a nice bod — always helps out. (UK) tree →
• Some bod left their bag on the bus. (UK) tree →
• All that swimming has given him a strong bod. (slang) tree →
• Ask one of the bods in the office. (UK) tree →
• The new caretaker seems a cheerful bod. tree →

note

Very informal; in writing say «person» or «body». Countable: a bod, bods. Not the same as «bob» or «bodge».

In the corpora

• "Dad bod" is slang for a soft, out-of-shape male body.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bod» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.