You use cod to describe something which is not genuine and which is intended to deceive or amuse people by looking or sounding like the real thing.
[British]
...a cod documentary on what animals think of living in a zoo.
cod in British English1
(kɒd)
nounWord forms: pluralcod or cods
1.
any of the gadoid food fishes of the genus Gadus, esp G. morhua (or G. callarias), which occurs in the North Atlantic and has a long body with three rounded dorsal fins: family Gadidae. They are also a source of cod-liver oil
2.
any other fish of the family Gadidae
gadid
3. Australian
any of various unrelated Australian fish, such as the Murray cod
Word origin
C13: probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German cutte
cod in British English2
(kɒd)
noun
1. British and US dialect
a pod or husk
2. an obsolete word for scrotum
3. obsolete
a bag or envelope
Word origin
Old English codd husk, bag; related to Old Norse koddi, Danish kodde
cod in British English3
(kɒd)
verbWord forms: cods, codding or codded(transitive)
1. British and Irish slang
to make fun of; tease
2. British and Irish slang
to play a trick on; fool
noun
3. British and Irish slang
a hoax or trick
4. Irish slang
a fraud; hoaxer
he's an old cod
adjective(prenominal)
5. British slang
mock; sham
cod Latin
Word origin
C19: perhaps from earlier cod a fool, perhaps shortened from codger
cod in British English4
(kɒd)
noun
Northern England dialect
a fellow; chap
he's a nice old cod
Word origin
of unknown origin
Cod in British English
noun
Cape Cod
COD in British English
abbreviation for
1.
cash on delivery
2.
(in the US) collect on delivery
COD in American English1
(kɑd)
noun
1.
the amount of oxidizing agent needed to oxidize the organic and oxidizable inorganic matter in waste water
2.
this matter in the waste water
BOD
Word origin
c(hemical) o(xyen) d(emand)
COD in American English2
cod
US
cash, or collect, on delivery
Cod in American English
(kɑd)
Capehook-shaped peninsula in E Mass. from Buzzards Bay to Provincetown: 64 mi (103 km) long
Word origin
< fish name
cod in American English1
(kɑd)
nounWord forms: pluralcod or cods
any of various gadoid fishes of northern seas, important as a source of cod-liver oil and food, esp. any of a genus (Gadus) with firm flesh and soft fins, found off the coast of Newfoundland and Norway
Word origin
ME < ? cod2, in reference to shape
cod in American English2
(kɑd)
noun
1. Archaic
a bag
2. Dialectal
a pod; husk
3. Obsolete
the scrotum
Word origin
ME < OE codd, akin to ON koddi, cushion < IE *geut- < base *geu-, to bend, arch > cot2, L guttur, throat
cod in American English3
(kɑd)
noun British, Slang
1.
a hoax; trick
2.
a parody or satire
adjective British, Slang
3.
mock; sham
4.
parodic or satirical
verb transitive British, Slang
5.
to fool, hoax, trick, etc.
6.
to tease
COD in Finance
(si ou di) or cash on delivery
abbreviation
(Finance: General)
COD is used to describe payment terms by which cash is paid when goods or services are delivered.
If you are supplying goods to a wide variety of irregular customers, you may requireCOD.
Customers quickly get used to the idea of ordering products on the Net, paying withtheir credit cards or through COD, and having the products delivered to their doorsteps.
COD is used to describe payment terms by which cash is paid when goods or services aredelivered.
COD in Retail
(si oʊ di) or cash on delivery
abbreviation
(Retail: Supplier accounts)
COD is used to describe payment terms by which cash is paid when goods or services aredelivered.
COD allows the purchaser to pay at the time of delivery instead of having to pay upfront.
Customers quickly get used to the idea of ordering products online, paying with theircredit cards or through COD, and having the products delivered to their doorsteps.
COD is used to describe payment terms by which cash is paid when goods or services aredelivered.
PronunciationThree-letter abbreviations are usually pronounced as separate letters with the stresson the last syllable.COD ( /si oʊ di/)CRM ( /si ar ɛm/)CVC ( /si vi si/)EDI ( /i di aɪ/)EFT ( /i ɛf ti/)
COD in Accounting
(si oʊ di) or cash on delivery
abbreviation
(Accounting: Commerce)
COD is used to describe payment terms by which cash is paid when goods or services aredelivered.
If you are supplying goods to a wide variety of irregular customers, you may requireCOD.
Customers quickly get used to the idea of ordering products on the Net, paying withtheir credit cards or through COD, and having the products delivered to their doorsteps.
COD is used to describe payment terms by which cash is paid when goods or services aredelivered.