Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sod this for a game of soldiers

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: sod this -for a game of -sol-diers
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Expressing exasperation or impatience with a situation.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: screw this, fuck this; see also Thesaurus:screw this"
""All that grovelling. It's no wonder most people say, 'Sod this for a game of soldiers'. It's a very odd person who retains practising religion.""
"In the middle of a very hot mixed-up fight one of our men remarked drily on his radio "What price this for a game of soldiers!""
"A cold gust of wind fans your face, you shiver slightly, you have been standing still, "get moving," you say to yourself, only another hour to do, the rifle is heavy, brrrr, blow this for a game of soldiers, they have no consideration at all."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

sod that for a game of soldiers (alternative)

Synonyms

blow this for a game of soldiers fuck this for a game of soldiers screw this for a game of soldiers blow this for a lark fuck this for a lark screw this for a lark sod this for a lark screw this fuck this BFD big deal big woop

Questions

What does sod this for a game of soldiers mean?: Expressing exasperation or impatience with a situation.

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