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cod2

Pronunciation: /kɒd/

British informal
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Definition of cod

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

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