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British slang for body, mostly used when someone's been hitting the gym.
means An informal British word for a person's physique or body, especially when sized up for its shape or fitness.
from Simply a clipped form of 'body,' shortened the way English loves to crop everyday words down to a casual syllable — 'bod' had settled into slang use by the 20th century as an easy, chatty way to talk about someone's physical form.
- origin
- shortened form of body, casual since 1950s
- common phrase
- beach bod implies seasonal effort only
- usage
- compliment or insult depending entirely on tone