cod

A small bag or pouch.

A husk or integument; a pod.

The scrotum (also in plural).

A pillow or cushion.

The Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua.

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).

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

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

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

A joke or an imitation.

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

A stupid or foolish person.

“He's making a right cod of himself.”

To attempt to deceive or confuse.

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

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

Bad.