A rude British English expression telling someone to go away or expressing dismissal.
A rude way of telling someone to leave you alone or go away.
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
Used as a rude command to tell someone to leave or stop bothering you.
"When he kept pestering her, she finally snapped and told him to sod off."
Sod off! I'm not interested.
— Basil Fawlty (character), Fawlty Towers, BBC (1970s)
To leave or go away (used of oneself, intransitively).
"He just sodded off without saying goodbye to anyone."
Exclusively British English. Considered a mild to moderate profanity. Used as an imperative or exclamation. Not appropriate in formal or professional contexts. Sometimes used humorously between friends.
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