Noun | Personality Descriptor
Encyclopedia of British Slang
ODD BOD
Noun | Mild | Personality Descriptor
ODD BOD Pronunciation: /?d b?d/ Part of Speech: Noun Severity Level: Mild Category: Personality Descriptor
Core Definition
Odd bod means:
Slightly eccentric person
Harmlessly strange individual
Linguistic Origins
Compound of odd and bod.
20th-century informal phrase.
Usage Contexts
Neighbour:
Bit of an odd bod.
Office:
Hes an odd bod.
It signals quirky difference.
Final Assessment
Odd bod captures gentle eccentricity.
Without malice.
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Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]
