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odd bod

odd bod noun: a temporary crew member who joins a mission with an established crew.

Noun

odd bod (plural odd bods)

  1. (UK, slang) A temporary crew member who joins a mission with an established crew.
    • Oh I know: you're the odd bod. Of course, that's it, you're the odd bod.2001, Norman Hampson, Not Really what You'd Call a War, →ISBN, page 111
    • They had landed without the odd bod. They worked out that he must have bailed out pretty sharpish when Teddy first ordered them to abandon J-Jig.2015, Kate Atkinson, A God in Ruins, →ISBN, page 292
  2. (UK, informal) An eccentric; weirdo.
    • No doubt people sniggered at her. They thought of her as an odd bod. She was an odd bod.1996, Stevie Davies, Four Dreamers and Emily, page 76
    • Ruben was an odd bod. What else could he have been? It's one of life's mysteries how odd bods always find each other.2000, Malin Lindroth, Night Watch, →ISBN, page 171
    Synonyms:
    kook
  3. Something that is different from others in the same category; odd one out.
    • CSLA is an odd bod. It is important, but it seems to be difficult and different.1988, School Libraries in Canada - Volumes 9-11, page 7
    • Complete the table by circling the odd bod in each set and giving a reason for your choice.2010, Lisa Craig, More Science in the Garden, →ISBN, page 8
  4. Someone who lacks a partner or team.
    • "That's right," I replied. "An odd bod at the moment, a crewless skipper."1991, Ronnie Waite, Death Or Decoration, page 75

Synonyms of odd bod

Forms of odd bod

pluralodd bods
alternative formodd-bod
alternative formoddbod

Questions about odd bod

What does odd bod mean?
Odd bod means a temporary crew member who joins a mission with an established crew.
What part of speech is odd bod?
Odd bod is a noun.
What is the plural of odd bod?
The plural of odd bod is odd bods.

Words near odd bod in the dictionary

  1. ODCs
  2. odd
  3. odd and curious
  4. odd bird
  5. odd birds
  6. odd bod
  7. odd bods
  8. odd couple
  9. odd couples
  10. odd duck
  11. odd ducks

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