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Recently, my personal advisors have been telling me to go to America. Actually, people have been walking up to me in the street and telling me to sod off, but that's the same thing, isn't it?
Alexei Sayle

Meaning of "sod off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOD OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOD OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sod off is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES SOD OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sod (word)

Sod in British English is a somewhat offensive, pejorative term for a person, derived from sodomite but rarely nowadays used with this meaning. As an insult, it is generally teamed with 'off', i.e., 'sod off' meaning to get lost/go away/fuck off. It can generally be applied to refer to a person in a most basic sense and frequently preceded by a modifying adjective. It can be used as many different parts of speech – e.g. in the imperative mood, “Sod off, you slag!”; or in adjective form, “sodding bastard”. Such uses as “Sod it!” and “Sod this” are often exclamations of frustration.

Definition of sod off in the English dictionary

The definition of sod off in the dictionary is to go away; depart.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOD OFF

sod
sod all
sod disease
sod it
Sod´s law
soda
soda ash
soda biscuit
soda bread
soda cracker
soda crystals
soda fountain
soda jerk
soda jerker
soda lake
soda lime
soda nitre
soda pop
soda siphon
soda water

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOD OFF

bad off
bite someone´s head off
brassed off
browned off
cheesed off
cut off
hacked off
head off
hold off
lead off
nod off
on and off
one´s head off
pissed off
rained off
round off
sound off
take the lid off
turn off
ward off

Synonyms and antonyms of sod off in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sod off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOD OFF

Find out the translation of sod off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sod off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sod off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

滚开
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vete a la mierda
570 millions of speakers

English

sod off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद वतन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاحمق من
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дерном прочь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cair fora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধ সোপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

salopard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sod off
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verpissen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オフSOD
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오프 SOD
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sod mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

SOD tắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாதுவானது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद नकोसा वाटणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mahvetmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

levati dalle palle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Odwal się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дерном геть
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

injura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χλοοτάπητας off
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sooi af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sod off
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Pigg av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sod off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOD OFF»

The term «sod off» is regularly used and occupies the 88.048 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOD OFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sod off

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QUOTES WITH «SOD OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sod off.
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Alexei Sayle
Recently, my personal advisors have been telling me to go to America. Actually, people have been walking up to me in the street and telling me to sod off, but that's the same thing, isn't it?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOD OFF»

Discover the use of sod off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sod off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Moment in Time: Color Madness
to. be. let. upon. the. massive. FVSD 10 CRI-ONE AKA CHRIS BROWN TECHNOLOGY MUSIC PART 10, AUDIO CD 2 DISC SET sod off software double barrel release FVSD 9 CRI-ONE AKA CHRIS BROWN TECHNOLOGY MUSIC PART 9 ...
Chris Brown, 2007
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions
(2) In the phrases sod it and sod off \X can be used as an expression of annoyance. (3) It can be used as an adjective to express greater feeling (e.g. 'it's sodding useless' means something worse than 'it's useless').** Sod it An expression of ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2004
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
2000 sod-off adjective very obvious UK • I'm a well-known, well-off film maker living in his big sod-off house. — Stuart Brown, Dangerous Parking, p. 323, 2000 sod offl go away! UK, i960 • Bart's line 'Sod off!' and Willie's rejoinder 'I'll give you  ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Untitled
... about other people's opinions or actions: I'm leaving and I don't give a sod ( about) what Margaret thinks. * She doesn't care a sod about her reputation. " phrasal verb sod off [not continuous] uk offensive to go away: Oh sod off, you stupid git!
5
The Pirate Primer: Mastering the Language of Swashbucklers ...
(Peleg Dinwiddie, The Pirate Round 201) “No, he left me. Told me to sod off, you may recall.” (Thomas Marlowe, The Pirate Round 336) sod you [sarrd 'ee/ya/ye/ yer] fuck you; screw you Used to express contempt or reproach for the addressee.
George Choundas, 2010
6
The IMF Crisis of 1976 and British Politics: Keynesian ...
In a later Cabinet meeting he told Tony Benn that he was looking forward to getting rid of the IMF and to announcing what he called 'sod- off day.s* Nicholas Kaldor had a rather obscure role in the Treasury at this time.s3 Kaldor had been a ...
Kevin Hickson, 2005
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
6 to sod off to go away; usu. in imperative, expressing contempt, rejection, etc. 1960–. OBSERVER I am simply waiting for the day when I can say 'sod off' to your institution (1977). [Abbreviation of sodomite noun.] soda noun Austral Something ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
sod2 odds and sods M. ODD sod aii m)m®m (Atj££***tt sod off (ffi^g^ ; KPfl (The teacher got very angry and told the lazy bone to sod off. % □ **ft#BGtN • ) sod's law /UMttt&JtelMMHMtiiill [lttfefllJ^fS± ^Murphy's law • ] Sodom apple of Sodom ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
9
The Mark Widdowson Blogs
'Sod Off' In the back pew there was a man of the street who had sidled in as they were talking. He had a reputation for disrupting the Sunday Mass by pestering people for money and allowing his dog to wander round the church. Not many ...
Adrian G R Scott, 2013
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Imperative Clauses in Generative Grammar: Studies in Honour ...
5.2 Participial imperatives and verb meaning We have already observed above that there seem to be two semantic subsets of participial imperatives: the opgesodemieterd' sod off' class, cf. (6), and the opgepast 'watch out' class, cf. (5).
Wim van der Wurff, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOD OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sod off is used in the context of the following news items.
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Brits Tell Driverless Cars to "Sod Off"
A survey by OSV Ltd shows that although the auto industry is heading towards an autonomous car revolution, the overwhelming majority of the UK population do ... «The Auto Channel, Jul 15»
2
New Statesman cover on being childless 'reinforces prejudice', says …
The New Statesman cover. The Tory leader in Scotland, Ruth Davidson, tweeted 'oh do sod off' in reference to the cover. Photograph: New Statesman. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Groundskeepers busy getting infield ready for Cardinals Opening Day
'Actually pulling the sod off is pretty quick because it`s just lying on plastic,' says Joe Abernathy, Director of Stadium Operations. 'You can see that`s already ... «fox2now.com, Apr 15»
4
Kim Kardashian wants a 'selfish' Selfie with JESUS... sod off Kanye!
Famous for her artistic (and frequent) selfies, it's no surprise that everyone wants to know the reality star's secret to the perfect self portrait. However, what is a ... «Unreality TV, Feb 15»
5
Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies – Peter Jackson …
We have Dain telling an army of elves to "sod off!" (because obviously that's hilarious) and a grieving elf crying out "Why does it hurt so much?" It's like the script ... «International Business Times UK, Dec 14»
6
Consumers 'overpaying for energy costs', says new Ofgem boss
... figure once said to me that the actions of the regulator five years ago were essentially saying to consumers: 'There is a market, you can switch, now sod off.'. «The Times, Dec 14»
7
Levi's Stadium Tears Up Ruined Sod Ahead of Chargers vs. 49ers …
Barrows provided an analogy that highlighted how quickly the sod deteriorated: ... Getting the poor-performing sod off the field during the preseason avoids any ... «Bleacher Report, Aug 14»
8
Britain's New Foreign Office Minister Told The EU To 'Sod Off'
Britain's new Foreign Office minister once told the European Commission to "sod off" in a row over whether the UK would have to pay benefits to Bulgarian and ... «Huffington Post UK, Aug 14»
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Jessie J set to sod off to America & she's currently shooting the …
[ssba]. bang bang Jessie J Nicki Minaj Ariana Grande. jessie j. We called it! Jessie J is gearing up to p*ss off to the U.S and leave all us Brit's behind! «Unreality TV, Jul 14»
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My Big Fat Diet Blog. Sod off, Cameron Diaz!
'I've got a confession: I don't like sugar' Oh, do sod off Cameron Diaz. Her 'love your body beautiful',The Body Book, is out now. Bleurgh. Diets suck. It's been a ... «Now Magazine Online, Jan 14»

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