odd-bod

odd-bod
[“adbad]
1. n. a strange person.
Who is that odd-bod over in the corner?
Ralph can be sort of an odd-bod now and then.
2. n. a person with a strange body.
I am such an odd-bod that it’s hard to find clothes that fit.
I’ve never seen anyone so tall. What an odd-bod!
3. n. a peculiar body.
I have such an odd-bod that it’s hard to find clothes.
With an odd-bod like that, he’ll never make good in the movies.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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  • odd bod — /ˈɒd bɒd/ (say od bod) noun an eccentric person, especially one with a particular fixation. –odd bod, adjective …  

  • odd bod —  1. Person who isn t doing anything and who is thus available for a task.  2. Same as odd fish. See bod …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • Odd bod — eccentric person, esp. with a fixation …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • odd bod — Australian Slang eccentric person, esp. with a fixation …   English dialects glossary

  • odd bod — n. (Slang) one who is strange or peculiar, eccentric person …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bod — [bɔd US ba:d] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: body] 1.) BrE spoken a person ▪ He s a clever bod. 2.) informal someone s body ▪ She s got a lovely bod. 3.) odd bod informal …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bod — noun (C) 1 BrE spoken a person: We had to write to some bod at head office to ask for a refund. 2 informal someone s body: Move your bod, will you! 3 odd bod informal a strange person: He s a bit of an odd bod but very pleasant …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bod — UK [bɒd] / US [bɑd] noun [countable] Word forms bod : singular bod plural bods informal 1) British a person odd bod: He s always been a bit of an odd bod. 2) a person s body …   English dictionary

  • bod — [bad] 1. n. a body, especially a nice body. (See also odd bod.) □ You got a nice bod, Tom. □ If you got a good bod and enough money, why are you depressed? 2. n. a person. □ How many bods are coming over tonight? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • bod — n 1. the body. The short form is usually heard in American speech, as in check out his great bod . In British middle class speech it refers to an individual, as in odd bod . 2. British a tedious, intrusive, pretentious or otherwise irritating… …   Contemporary slang

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