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od
interjection, often capitalized \ˈäd\
Definition of OD
archaic —used as a mild oath
Variants of OD
od or odd \ˈäd\
Origin of OD
euphemism for God
First Known Use: 1695
1OD
noun \ˌō-ˈdē\
Definition of OD
1
: an overdose of a narcotic
2
: one who has taken an OD
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Origin of OD
overdose
First Known Use: circa 1960
Other Drug/Tobacco Terms
Rhymes with OD
ackee, Agee, agley, aiguille, agree, Albee, alee, ani, at sea, Attlee, Bacchae, bailee, Bangui, banshee, bargee, bawbee, bee tree, Belgae, big tree, bohea, bootee, bougie, break free, buckshee, burgee, Bt, callee, Capri, carefree, CB, CD, Chablis, Chaldee, chickpea, chili, church key, confit, cowpea, croquis, curie, dead-tree, debris, decree, deep-sea, degree, Denis, donee, DP, draftee, drawee, Dundee, emcee, ennui, esprit, etui, farci, feoffee, flame tree, foresee, for free, fringe tree, fusee, GB, germfree, glacis, goatee, grandee, grand prix, grantee, green tea, GT, heart-free, he/she, high sea, high tea, Horae, hot key, Humvee, IC, in fee, IV, Jaycee, jaygee, jayvee, Jiangxi, knock-knee, KP, latchkey, lessee, listee, look-see, low-key, LP, lychee, mamey, maquis, Marie, marquee, MC, mentee, Midi, mille-feuille, muggee, must-see, Nancy, ngwee, North Sea, off-key, ogee, Osee, Parcae, pardie, Parsi, passkey, Pawnee, payee, PC, Pee Dee, peewee, pewee, PG, pledgee, pollee, pongee, post-free, précis, puree, puttee, qt, raki, rani, razee, Red Sea, rooftree, Ross Sea, rupee, rushee, RV, scot-free, settee, Shaanxi, shade tree, Shanxi, s/he, shift key, shoe tree, sightsee, signee, silk tree, sirree, smoke tree, snap pea, snow pea, spadille, spahi, spondee, squeegee, standee, state tree, strophe, suttee, sweat bee, sycee, TB, tepee, testee, 3-D, titi, to-be, toll-free, topee, to sea, towhee, townee, trainee, Tralee, trochee, trustee, Tupi, turfski, turnkey, tutee, Tutsi, tutti, TV, unbe, vendee, vestee, Volsci, vouchee, whangee, whoopee, wind tee, would-be, Yangtze, yen-shee
2OD
verb
: to become sick or die from taking too much of a drug
: to have or experience too much of something
OD'd or ODedOD'·ingOD's
Full Definition of OD
intransitive verb
1
: to become ill or die of an OD
2
: to have or experience too much of something —usually used with on <OD on television>
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First Known Use of OD
1966
Other Drug/Tobacco Terms
3OD
abbreviation
Definition of OD
1
doctor of optometry
2
[Latin oculus dexter] right eye
3
officer of the day
4
olive drab
5
on demand
6
outside diameter; outside dimension
7
overdraft; overdrawn
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Medical Dictionary
od
abbreviation
Medical Definition of OD
every day—used in writing prescriptions
Origin of OD
Latin omnes dies
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