cod

/kɒd//kɑd/

noun

  1. 1

    A small bag or pouch.

  2. 2

    A husk or integument; a pod.

  3. 3

    The scrotum (also in plural).

  4. 4

    A pillow or cushion.

noun

  1. 1

    The Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua.

  2. 2

    The sea fish of the genus Gadus generally, as inclusive of the Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) and Greenland cod (Gadus ogac or Gadus macrocephalus ogac).

  3. 3

    The sea fish of the family Gadidae which are sold as "cod", as haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) and whiting (usually Merlangius merlangus).

  4. 4

    (usually with qualifiers) Other unrelated fish which are similarly important to regional fisheries, as the hapuku and cultus cod.

  5. 5

    (usually with qualifiers) Other unrelated fish which resemble the Atlantic cod, as the rock cod (Lotella rhacina) and blue cod (Parapercis colias).

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    A joke or an imitation.

    “I assume it all could just be a cod.”
  2. 2

    A stupid or foolish person.

    “He's making a right cod of himself.”

verb

  1. 1

    To attempt to deceive or confuse.

adjective

  1. 1

    Having the character of imitation; jocular. (now usually attributive, forming mostly compound adjectives).

    “Dalton categorises Muse's latest composition as “cod-classical bombast”.”
  2. 2

    Bad.

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