spod

See also: SPOD and spód

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /spɒd/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒd

Noun

spod (plural spods)

  1. (Internet) One who uses talkers, an early form of chat room.
  2. (colloquial) One who studies excessively and is disliked by fellow students because of it; a swot.
  3. (colloquial) One who wastes time on nonproductive activities online.
  4. (fishing) A container used to distribute a large amount of bait in a single cast.

Synonyms

Verb

spod (third-person singular simple present spods, present participle spodding, simple past and past participle spodded)

  1. (fishing) To fish using a spod.

Anagrams

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Univerbation of z +‎ pod. Doublet of spód.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /spɔt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔt
  • Syllabification: spod
  • Homophone: spot

Preposition

spod

  1. from under [+genitive]
  2. from the neighborhood [+genitive]

Further reading
  • spod in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • spod in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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