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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: body

bod

 noun
     
bod [countable]
1 British English spoken a person:
He's a clever bod.
2 informal someone's body:
She's got a lovely bod.
3

odd bod

informal a strange person:
He's a bit of an odd bod but very pleasant.
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