sod

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈsäd 

1

: turf sense 1

also : the grass- and forb-covered surface of the ground

2

: one's native land

sod

2 of 4

verb (1)

sodded; sodding

transitive verb

: to cover with sod or turfs

sod

3 of 4

noun (2)

chiefly British

: bugger

if I ever find the sod I'll kill him

—John Le Carré

sod

4 of 4

verb (2)

sodded; sodding; sods

transitive verb

chiefly British

: damn sense 2

Synonyms

Noun (1)

• country
• fatherland
• home
• homeland
• mother country
• motherland

Noun (2)

• bastard
• beast
• bleeder [British]
• blighter [chiefly British]
• boor
• bounder
• bugger
• buzzard
• cad
• chuff
• churl
• clown
• creep
• cretin
• crud [slang]
• crumb [slang]
• cur
• dirtbag [slang]
• dog
• fink
• heel
• hound
• jerk
• joker
• louse
• lout
• pill
• rat
• rat fink
• reptile
• rotter
• schmuck [slang]
• scum
• scumbag [slang]
• scuzzball [slang]
• skunk
• sleaze
• sleazebag [slang]
• sleazeball [slang]
• slime
• slimeball [slang]
• slob
• snake
• so-and-so
• stinkard
• stinker
• swine
• toad
• varmint
• vermin

Examples of sod in a Sentence

Noun (1)

a sentimental journey back to the old sod

Noun (2)

he's a nasty old sod who never has a nice thing to say about anybody

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Water until the sod is moist throughout but not soggy; there should be no water pooling on the sod. —Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2025

The sod specialists are producing a hybrid grass by weaving synthetic fibers into natural grass and laying it on drainage trays that will lock together to form the field. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025

Verb

Continue watering a newly seeded or sodded lawn into winter until a strong root system is established—usually 8 weeks or so after planting. —Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025

Designers shaped the course with native plants and wildflowers like douglas iris, and sodded with drought-resistant fescue grass species. —Graham Averill, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German sode; akin to Old Frisian sātha sod

Noun (2)

short for sodomite

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

1653, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1818, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1904, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing sod

• give/care a sod
• sod all
• sod off

Rhymes for sod

• awed
• baaed
• baud
• bawd
• brod
• clawed
• cod
• flawed
• fraud
• gnawed
• god
• jawed

Kids Definition

sod

1 of 2 noun

ˈsäd 

1

a

: turf sense 1

b

: the grass-covered and herb-covered surface of the ground

2

: one's native land

sod

2 of 2 verb

sodded; sodding

: to cover with sod or turfs

Medical Definition

SOD

abbreviation

superoxide dismutase