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bod

1 American  
[bod] / bɒd /

noun

Informal.

  1. body.

    You've got to have a great bod to look good in that bathing suit.

  2. Chiefly British. person.

    We need a few more bods to help with the extra work.
BOD 2 American  

  1. biochemical oxygen demand.

bod 1 British  
/ bɒd /

noun

  1. a fellow; chap

    he's a queer bod

  2. another word for body

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
BOD 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. biochemical oxygen demand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bod

First recorded in 1780–90; short for body

Example Sentences

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Everyone wants to know if Luka is fit, or lugging around a Doncic dad bod.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2025

On Wednesday, Murs shared a photo of a Daily Mail article dissecting his transformation from having a "huggable dad bod" to a more muscular physique.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025

Jeremy Allen White put his bulked-up bod to the test in ‘The Iron Claw.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024

This week the Internet went wild over Steve's angry man bod, glimpsed as he channels his rage into a speed bag installed in what used to be the bedroom he shared with his estranged wife.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2023

Ag fe gytunwyd i chware’ match ar Bont Rhyd-y-Cae, gan ei bod yn oleu lleuad braf. 

From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Owen, Elias

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