od

nounnounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ɒd//
United Kingdom//əʊd//
United States//ɑd//
United States//ɔd//
United States//oʊd//

(Euphemistic form of) God.

noun

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archaic(Euphemistic form of) God.

Etymology

Alteration of God.

noun

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historicalA hypothetical force or natural power, which was supposed by Carl Reichenbach and others to inhere in certain people and produce phenomena such as animal magnetism and mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by chemical or vital action, heat, light, magnets, etc.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Od, arbitrarily coined by the German scientist and philosopher Carl Reichenbach (1788–1869).

Ocean · A female given name from English, of modern usage.October · The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following…octopus · Any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having…

od · (Euphemistic form of) God.

Od · An Indo-Aryan language spoken in Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan…OD · (of a pipe, tube, or shaft) Initialism of outer diameter or…odd · Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.

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