English Explanatory Dictionary

Sod's law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The principle that what can go wrong, will go wrong, usually with some observed degree of irony
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of Sod's law.

Pronunciation

/sɒdz lɔ/ En-au-Sod's law.ogg

Word forms

Sod's law

Etymology

Perhaps from unlucky sod.

Synonyms

Murphy's law Finagle's law
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