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/sɒd/ · noun
(uncountable) The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward..
She there shall dress a sweeter sod / Than Fancy's feet have ever trod.
The landscapers rolled sod onto the bare earth and made a presentable lawn by nightfall.
In Walachia, green sods are laid on the window-sills and on the lintels of the doors to avert the uncanny crew [i.e. witches].
He sodded the worn areas twice a year.
The innermore walls were sod inlayed with roots from trees, plants and weeds.
The Empire, in particular, was always thick with sods: they strolled side-by-side with the gay girls of the promenade, or stood, in little knots, exchanging gossip, comparing fortunes, greeting one another with flapping hands and high, extravagant voices.
You mean old sod!
poor sod
Use sod when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sod means (uncountable) The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward..
Common synonyms include bugger, sodomite, turf, greensward.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She there shall dress a sweeter sod / Than Fancy's feet have ever trod.
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