OD

See also: Appendix:Variations of "od"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of Latin oculus dexter.

Symbol

OD

(optometry) the right eye

Alternative forms

O.D.

Coordinate terms

OS (“left eye”)

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌoʊˈdiː/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Rhymes: -iː

Noun

OD (countable and uncountable, plural ODs)

(informal) Initialism of overdose.
Synonym: O.D.
(professional degree) Initialism of Doctor of Optometry; also O.D.
Initialism of overdrive.
Initialism of overdraft.
Initialism of optical density.
(manufacturing) (of a pipe, tube, or shaft) Initialism of outer diameter.
Antonym: ID
(military) Initialism of olive drab (“clothing of an olive drab colour, used for military uniforms”).
- 1964 [1929], William Faulkner, Sartoris (The Collected Works of William Faulkner), London: Chatto & Windus, page 22:
  “He went to’ds de back, ma’am.” The negro opened the door and slid his legs, clad in army O.D. and a pair of linoleum putties, to the ground. “‘I’ll go git ’im.”’
(Australia, on road signs) Initialism of over dimension, used on route numbers for large vehicles, and normally followed by a numeral, e.g. OD5.
(management) Initialism of organization development.

Verb

OD (third-person singular simple present ODs or OD's, present participle ODing or OD'ing or OD-ing, simple past and past participle ODed or OD'ed or OD'd)

(informal) To take an overdose of a drug, to overdose.
- 1979, Hank Williams Jr. (lyrics and music), “O.D.'d in Denver”, in Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound:
  She told me she'd love me and I told her I'd do the same / Then I OD'd in Denver and I just can't remember her name
- 1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 1, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, →OCLC, section I, pages 18–19:
  ‘My brother, […], is at Radley, on account of my parents thinking it a bad idea to have us both at the same school.’
  ‘On account of your being twins?’ said Adrian.
  ‘Right, on account of my mother OD-ing on fertility drugs. […]’

Anagrams

DO, D.O., 'do, D&O, do., d/o, do