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# bod

noun (a bod, bods — informal, UK); also short for body (slang)

«bod» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal, UK) A bod is a person, often in «an odd bod» (a strange person) or «a nice bod». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bod/#m1)
2. (slang) Bod is short for body, especially a fit or good-looking body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bod/#m2)

### In the lessons

It appears in real speech and in British stories to sound casual and friendly or a bit cheeky. It is not used in school writing. Phrases: «odd bod», «a bit of an odd bod», «dog's body» (a person who does dull jobs, from «dogsbody»).

### Examples

- He's a bit of an odd bod, but he's kind. (UK) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bod/#x1)
- She's a nice bod — always helps out. (UK) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bod/#x2)
- Some bod left their bag on the bus. (UK) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bod/#x3)
- All that swimming has given him a strong bod. (slang) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bod/#x4)
- Ask one of the bods in the office. (UK) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bod/#x5)
- The new caretaker seems a cheerful bod. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bod/#x6)

### Note

Very informal; in writing say «person» or «body». Countable: a bod, bods. Not the same as «bob» or «bodge».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bod» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bod/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bod» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bod.html) on Mova free.