cod2

 
Pronunciation: /kɒd/
British informal

adjective

  • not authentic; fake: a cod Mittel-European accent

noun

  • 1a joke or hoax: I suppose it could all be a cod
  • 2Irish a foolish person: he’s making a cod of himself

verb (cods, codding, codded)

[with object]
  • play a joke or trick on (someone): he was definitely codding them

Origin:

late 17th century (denoting a person of a specified kind): of uncertain origin