noun
clod
klod
noun
1
A lump of earth, clay, or turf.
"He kicked a clod of dirt across the field."
2
An awkward or foolish person.
"Stop being such a clod and watch where you're walking."
How to Use Clod
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA lump of earth, or an insulting word for a clumsy, foolish person.
When to use it
The "foolish person" sense is old-fashioned and mildly comic rather than harsh.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
clodded past tense, clods plural, clods singular
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Etymology
From Old English clot, related to "clot" and "cloud" — originally meaning a lump or mass.