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# bod

«bod» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person, often in «an odd bod» (a strange person) or «a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, UK) A bod is a person, often in «an odd bod» (a strange person) or «a nice bod». [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bod/#m2)

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

### In the corpora

- ["Dad bod" is slang for a soft, out-of-shape male body.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/10-weight-and-babies/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bod» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bod/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.