spod
English
Etymology
Origin unknown; possibly related to English spud, in the sense of a potato.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /spɒd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /spɑd/
- Rhymes: -ɒd
Noun
spod (plural spods)
- (Internet) One who uses talkers, an early form of chat room.
- (colloquial) One who studies excessively and is disliked by fellow students because of it; a swot.
- (colloquial) One who wastes time on nonproductive activities online.
- (colloquial) A person of clumsy or awkward appearance.
- (fishing) A container used to distribute a large amount of bait in a single cast.
Synonyms
- (fishing) bait rocket
Verb
spod (third-person singular simple present spods, present participle spodding, simple past and past participle spodded)
- (fishing) To fish using a spod.
Anagrams
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Univerbation of z + pod. Doublet of spód.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɔt/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔt
- Syllabification: spod
- Homophone: spot
Preposition
spod
- from under [with genitive]
- from the neighborhood [with genitive]