Sod is grass and the part of the soil beneath it held together by the roots.
Sod or SOD may also refer to:
Language English colloquial word "sod" originally derived from Sodomite Arabic letter ṣād
Science Superoxide dismutase (SOD), a group of antioxidant enzymes Small Outline Diode (SOD), an integrated circuit packaging type Septo-optic dysplasia (SOD), a congenital malformation syndrome of the optic nerve Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD), a digestive condition pertaining to the sphincter muscle of Oddi Sudden oak death (SOD), caused by Phytophthora ramorum
Entertainment Soft On Demand (SOD), a Japanese porn company Spear of Destiny (SOD), episode of video game Wolfenstein 3D SOD, a video game art mod by Jodi (art collective) Stormtroopers of Death (S.O.D.), a New York crossover thrash band S.O.D. - The Epic Years, a 1987 compilation album by Spear of Destiny (band) S.O.D., mixtape by Tony Yayo (2008) Season of Discovery in the game World of Warcraft
Other abbreviations Separation of duties, or segregation of duties, for fraud and error prevention Scream Or Dance, an Indonesian Halloween-themed electronic dance music festival Shannon-One-Design, a class of sailing dinghy Special Operations Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Systems-oriented design Screen of death, informal term for a critical operating system error (e.g. blue screen of death – BSOD)
Other uses Sod Ryan (1905–1964), American football player Sod, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in northeastern Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States Sod, a type of Pardes (Jewish exegesis)
See also Sods (disambiguation) Sod's law, UK: if something can go wrong, it will How to Be a Little Sod, book by Simon Brett