Interestingly enough, from The Dictionary Of American Slang (c. 1960):
codd v.t. To fool or bluff a person. Some c1909 N. Eng. dial. use. Obs.
I bet the New Englanders got it from Olde England, though.
― xhuxk, Tuesday, 23 June 2015 18:54 (eight years ago) link
it's everyday usage in Ireland fy
― irl lol (darraghmac), Tuesday, 23 June 2015 23:00 (eight years ago) link
I only ever hear it appended to the word 'reggae' for some reason though. makes me think of someone playing reggae in a tuxedo for some reason? no idea why.― I ain't got no bites / Bad itches is the only thing that I like (dog latin), Tuesday, 23 June 2015 13:43 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
"Dog Latin, also known as Cod Latin, macaronic Latin, mock Latin, or Canis Latinicus,[1] refers to the creation of a phrase or jargon in imitation of Latin..."
Just keep lining them up, dl, and we'll keep smashing them out of the ground..
― The Manner of Crawly (Tom D.), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 09:25 (eight years ago) link
codd v.t. To fool or bluff a person
surely related to 'kid' amirite?
― feargal czukay (NickB), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 09:29 (eight years ago) link
And behind the door of one of the closets there was a drawing in red pencil of a bearded man in a Roman dress with a brick in each hand and underneath was the name of the drawing:
Balbus was building a wall.
Some fellow had drawn it there for a cod. It had a funny face but it was very like a man with a beard.
― 2 jazz boys 1 jazz cup (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 09:49 (eight years ago) link
THere's cod inteligentsia or cod intellectual or something similar too.THink I may have heard cod classical used for populist orchestral fare too.
& I think I've heard cod mystical.Seems to be somewhat exchangeable with the word pseudo
― Stevolende, Wednesday, 24 June 2015 14:52 (eight years ago) link
related:
codswallop
Alternative forms:cod's wallop
Etymology
Unknown, attested from 1959 episode of UK TV series Hancock’s Half Hour. The writers (Galton and Simpson) state that the phrase was in general use when the show was broadcast.[1][2] A national TV appeal in the UK in 2006 failed to find earlier references.[1] Originally written (1963) codswallop, spelling cod's wallop is later.
Various etymologies are proposed from some sense of cod, such as from cod (“scrotum”) (as in codpiece), from cod (“joke, imitation”)[1] + wallop (“beer (slang)”), hence cod + wallop “imitation beer” (with interconsonantal -s- to ease pronunciation of -dw-), or from cod (“fish”) (some part of the fish, as from fishing industry).
― feargal czukay (NickB), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 15:20 (eight years ago) link
Walloper
― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 15:55 (eight years ago) link
- Bob Marlin
― Mark G, Wednesday, 24 June 2015 20:54 (eight years ago) link
Reggae all about the Bass
― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 21:03 (eight years ago) link
Lee Catch Perry
― cod latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 21:23 (eight years ago) link
Or Fish Catch Perchy or something
― cod latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 21:24 (eight years ago) link
p sure it derives from codicil
― irl lol (darraghmac), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 23:04 (eight years ago) link
http://www.rodstewart.com/tag/another-country/
It also gave me the freedom to experiment with different sounds like reggae
Cod Stewart
― the bowels are not what they seem (aldo), Thursday, 25 June 2015 09:10 (eight years ago) link
I'm years late but here's an article on "cod reggae".
http://thequietus.com/articles/17129-the-joy-of-cod-reggae
― FauxReal, Tuesday, 24 May 2016 06:08 (eight years ago) link
i'm surprised i'd never come across this before.
― TARANTINO! (dog latin), Tuesday, 24 May 2016 07:57 (eight years ago) link
I'm surprised that playlist is so bad.
― Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 May 2016 08:04 (eight years ago) link
... bad at illustrating cod reggae, that is, not bad musically.
― Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 May 2016 08:05 (eight years ago) link
After posting the Quietus article to FB, a friend replied with
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dVseBq-MSA
― juggulo for the complete klvtz (bendy), Tuesday, 24 May 2016 21:15 (eight years ago) link
Not only that but the word 'cod' is the memorable centrepiece of this monologue that proves forever that Irish football punditry is better than the backslapping former pro world of the BBC, even if it's arguably wrong in hindsight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsuovF1pzJ0
― the_ecuador_three, Tuesday, 24 May 2016 22:34 (eight years ago) link
― The Klosterman Weeknd (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 25 May 2016 10:11 (eight years ago) link
Just hearing "Seaside Woman, by Linda McCartney, for the first time. Seems to be made for this thread.
― Raw Like Siouxsie (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 23:04 (two years ago) link
It's undeniably terrible.
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Thursday, 9 December 2021 23:11 (two years ago) link
Good B-side though!
― Alba, Friday, 10 December 2021 13:43 (two years ago) link
Was not prepared for this Guess Who Cod Reggae cringefest I just heard on SiriusXM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va0o6dU6rlI
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 1 April 2024 03:23 (two months ago) link
i regret to inform you that that's calypso
― budo jeru, Monday, 1 April 2024 16:45 (two months ago) link
faux-lypso i should say
― budo jeru, Monday, 1 April 2024 16:46 (two months ago) link
"Cod-lypso" was right there.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 1 April 2024 16:57 (two months ago) link
yes, not really reggae ;-) it's got a sort of Donovan vibe hasn't it?
but corny dudes trying to go reggae is a guilty pleasure of mine, I have to admit. Especially when it's Laid Back doing it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNowU63PF5E
― your mom goes to limgrave (dog latin), Tuesday, 2 April 2024 08:49 (two months ago) link
O wombe! O bely! O stinking cod, Fulfild of donge and of corrupcioun! At either ende of thee foul is the soun.
― fetter, Tuesday, 2 April 2024 11:45 (two months ago) link