sod

/sɔd/

sod can mean a layer of earth held together by grass roots, the kind used to repair or cover a lawn. It can also work as a verb, meaning to cover land with pieces of turf, so context quickly tells you whether you are talking about ground or an action. But sod has another life in British English: informal, often vulgar slang for a person, especially in phrases like poor sod or silly sod. It also appears in expressions such as sod all, sod it, sod off, and Sod’s Law. Learn where the word is useful, where it is rude, and why it should be used carefullywatch the full lesson.

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A gardener carefully lays a fresh roll of sod on the prepared soil.