quod

[ kwod ]

noun

, Chiefly British Slang.

1. jail.

quod

/ kwɒd /

noun

1. a slang word for jail

Word History and Origins

Origin of quod¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of quod¹

C18: of uncertain origin; perhaps changed from quad, short for quadrangle

Example Sentences

Anyway, this was the generalized approach put forward by the 13th-century Pope Alexander IV. In his 1258 papal bull Quod super nonnullis, he ordered inquisitors to generally avoid investigating sorcery unless what was happening “clearly savoured of manifest heresy.”

From Slate

The unassuming beetle, one might argue, is an exemplar of one of Brown’s favorite Jesuit adages: Age quod agis.

From Los Angeles Times

SALZBURG, Austria — “What is peace?” a singer asks in Latin at the start of Klaus Huber’s “Quod Est Pax?”

From New York Times

“Quod Deus avertat,” he added, switching to Latin.

From Washington Post

He might usefully have concluded his column with the letters we had to put next to solved mathematical equations: QED — quod erat demonstrandum — just to prove his point.

From Washington Post