English Explanatory Dictionary

spod

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who uses talkers, an early form of chat room.
  2. One who studies excessively and is disliked by fellow students because of it; a swot.
  3. One who wastes time on nonproductive activities online.
  4. A person of clumsy or awkward appearance.
  5. A container used to distribute a large amount of bait in a single cast.
verb
  1. To fish using a spod.
noun
  1. Acronym of seaport of debarkation/disembarkation.

Pronunciation

/spɒd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spod.wav /spɑd/

Word forms

spod spods spodding spodded

Etymology

Origin unknown; possibly related to English spud, in the sense of a potato.

Synonyms

bait rocket

Derived words

spoddy
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