‘od
[od] /ɒd/
interjection, archaic.
a shortened form of “g-d” (used interjectionally and in minced oaths).
also, ‘od, odd.
od
/ɒd/
noun
(euphemistic) (used in mild oaths) an archaic word for g-d
od
/ɒd; əʊd/
noun
(archaic) a hypothetical force formerly thought to be responsible for many natural phenomena, such as magnetism, light, and hypnotism
derived forms
odic, adjective
word origin
c19: coined arbitrarily by baron karl von reichenbach (1788–1869), german scientist
od1
/ˌəʊˈdiː/
noun
an overdose of a drug
verb od’s, od’ing, od’d
(intransitive) to take an overdose of a drug
word origin
c20: from o(ver)d(ose)
od2
abbreviation
officer of the day
old dutch
ordnance datum
outside diameter
(military) also o.d.. olive drab
(banking) also o/d
on demand
overdraft
overdrawn
od or o.d.
abbr.
doctor of optometry
latin oculus dexter (right eye)
od 1
noun
olive drab; olive drab cloth (1921+ army)
od 2
noun
an overdose of narcotics: i guess he’d taken a light od
verb
: met jesus one day when i was oding on speed in my room
to overindulge in or on anything: viewers may have od’d on athletics and turned to reruns (1960s+ narcotics & medical)
od
doctor of optometry
officer of the day
overdose
overdraft
overdrawn
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