sodding
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈsɒd.ɪŋ/
- NSFW
- She was sodding tired of the constant delays in the project.
Examples
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When I say this is premium, it's sodding premium.
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This sodding weather is ruining our plans for the picnic.
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I can't believe you lost my sodding keys again!
Synonyms
716
2.8
People say this to show something is totally bad or extreme
488
3.9
Completely and only that thing, often to show dislike
239
7.4
An informal word that makes a feeling stronger, for example very tired
144
3.7
Complete and absolute, showing a very strong degree
106
9.1
To show strong anger, surprise, or emphasis
41
5.1
Used to call someone a complete fool to insult them
15
6.9
Complete and not mixed with anything, used to show strong feeling
10
9.9
A mild swear people use to add emphasis or show anger
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9.5
Appears before verbs or adjectives to make them stronger
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6.7
Shows something is completely bad or extreme
3
9.8
A mild swear people use to make what they say stronger
3
9.9
Shows that something is completely bad or foolish
1
8.6
A mild word people use to show they are annoyed about something
1
9.8
A word that makes another word stronger, often to show anger or surprise
1
9.6
A short angry word people say to show annoyance
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9.6
Being very bad and dishonest in a strong way
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
sodding = sod (opaque) = sod + ing
The form is built with the ordinary participial suffix '-ing', but the intensifying expletive meaning is lexicalized and not directly predictable from the base verb.
Etymology
Sodding comes from the British insult sod, a rude name for someone annoying, and from the phrase sod off. One popular idea connects sod to the old word for 'turf' or 'soil', but the common use is as an insult. So a helpful way to remember sodding is to think of it like the word 'bloody' — it is used to 'show anger' or strong annoyance.