"bod" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɑd/ [General-American], /bɒd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-bod.ogg Forms: bods [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒd Etymology: Clipping of body. The "person" sense may alternatively derive from Scottish Gaelic bodach (“old man”) via Scots. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|body}} Clipping of body, {{der|en|gd|bodach|t=old man}} Scottish Gaelic bodach (“old man”), {{der|en|sco|-}} Scots Head templates: {{en-noun}} bod (plural bods)
  1. (slang) The body. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bod-en-noun-v0e5dK1Z
  2. (slang) A person. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bod-en-noun-b0VtsINs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): People Derived forms: dad bod, mom bod, odd bod, odd-bod, oddbod Related terms: bod veal
Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and Facts behind railway plaques: Reading (1840)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 56:",
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