"Jody" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒoʊdi/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-Jody.ogg
Rhymes: (General American) -oʊdi Etymology: Variant of Judy, diminutive of Judith, q.v. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jody
  1. A female given name from Hebrew. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names, English diminutives of male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Jody-en-name-O1-5jzaM Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 34 34 28 3 Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 30 30 37 3 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 32 32 32 4 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 27 27 27 20 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 27 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 30 30 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 28 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (female given name): Jodi, Jodie
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 34 34 31 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒoʊdi/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-Jody.ogg
Rhymes: (General American) -oʊdi Etymology: From a blend of Jo or Joe with Jody or Judy. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna in relation to most derivations of Jo as a female name. Etymology templates: {{doublet|en|Ivanka|Jan|Janelle|Janet|Janey|Janine|Jeanette|Jeanie|Jeannette|Jeannine|Jen|Jenna|Jenny|Jessie|Jo|Juanita|Shanae|Sinead|Vanna}} Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jody
  1. A female given name from French. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names, English diminutives of male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Jody-en-name-hUzjMuTL Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 34 34 28 3 Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 30 30 37 3 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 32 32 32 4 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 27 27 27 20 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 27 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 30 30 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 28 15
  2. A male given name from French. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English diminutives of female given names, English diminutives of male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Jody-en-name-iFnY7UVX Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 34 34 28 3 Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 30 30 37 3 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 32 32 32 4 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 27 27 27 20 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 27 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 30 30 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 28 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (female given name): Jodi, Jodie
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 34 34 31 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒoʊdi/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-Jody.ogg Forms: Jodies [plural]
Rhymes: (General American) -oʊdi Etymology: From a blend of Jo or Joe with Jody or Judy. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna in relation to most derivations of Jo as a female name. Etymology templates: {{doublet|en|Ivanka|Jan|Janelle|Janet|Janey|Janine|Jeanette|Jeanie|Jeannette|Jeannine|Jen|Jenna|Jenny|Jessie|Jo|Juanita|Shanae|Sinead|Vanna}} Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jody (plural Jodies)
  1. (US, military and prison slang) The man who seduces a soldier or inmate's wife or girlfriend during his absence. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Military, People
    Sense id: en-Jody-en-noun-eA9E7l17 Disambiguation of People: 29 11 11 49 Categories (other): American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 27 27 27 20 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 27 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 30 30 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 28 15 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (female given name): Jodi, Jodie
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 34 34 31 1

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2004, Carol Burke, Camp all-American, Hanoi Jane, and the high-and-tight, page 31:",
          "text": "Even today in the Marine Corps or the Army, one calls a jody, not a marching chant. For the trainee, Jody is the clever civilian who brutally divorces the soldier from the civilian world by appropriating all his possessions and loved ones.\nAin't no use in callin home. Jody's on your telephone.\nAin't no use in lookin' back.\nJody's got your Cadillac.\nAin't no use in goin' home.\nJody's got your girl and gone.\nAin't no use in feelin' blue.\nJody's got your sister too.",
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}

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