cod
noun
[ kɒd ]
• a large marine fish with a small barbel on the chin.
Origin:
Middle English: of unknown origin; one suggestion is that the word is the same as Old English cod(d) ‘bag’, because of the fish's appearance.
cod
adjective
• not authentic; fake.
• "a cod Mittel-European accent"
cod
noun
• a joke or hoax.
• "I suppose it could all be a cod"
• a foolish person.
• "he's making a cod of himself"
cod
verb
• play a joke or trick on (someone).
• "he was definitely codding them"
Origin:
late 17th century (denoting a person of a specified kind): of uncertain origin.
cod
noun
• nonsense.
Origin:
1960s: abbreviation of codswallop.
COD
abbreviation
• cash on delivery.
• collect on delivery.
