Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spod

/spɑd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: spod
IPA: /spɑd/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who uses talkers, an early form of chat room.

noun

One who studies excessively and is disliked by fellow students because of it; a swot.

Colloquial

noun

One who wastes time on nonproductive activities online.

Colloquial

noun

A person of clumsy or awkward appearance.

Colloquial

noun

A container used to distribute a large amount of bait in a single cast.

verb

To fish using a spod.

noun

Acronym of seaport of debarkation/disembarkation.

American usage

Etymology

Origin unknown; possibly related to English spud, in the sense of a potato.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /spɑd/
British English: /spɒd/

Usage

Colloquial
American usage

Inflected Forms

spods (plural) spods (present, singular) spodding (participle, present) spodded (participle, past) spodded (past)

Derived Forms

spoddy

Synonyms

bait rocket

Rhymes With

god house of god squad odd rod todd mod cod nod pod quad porcelain god

Questions

How do you pronounce spod?: The recorded pronunciation is /spɑd/.
What does spod mean?: One who uses talkers, an early form of chat room.
Where does spod come from?: Origin unknown; possibly related to English spud, in the sense of a potato.

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