though to answer myself it might come from cod piece - a pretend bunch
etc. No, probably not.
Tim A.
On 9 May 2009, at 15:43, Tim Allen wrote:
> cod simply means pretend but I don't know where it's from
>
> Tim A.
> On 9 May 2009, at 15:20, Jon Corelis wrote:
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>> I've occasionally seen the word "cod" used in books by British
>> writers
>> as an adjective, apparently, from the context, meaning something like
>> "gauche" or "camp," though it's hard to tell, and I haven't been able
>> to find an adjectival use in a dictionary. Can anyone clarify this
>> use and where it comes from? Thanks.
>>
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