quod

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Confinement in a prison.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used Australian English

Examples

I don′t suppose you'll get more than a couple of months′ quod for them.

Quoted attestation: c. 1894, Acquaintance of Norman Lindsay, quoted in 2005, James Cockington, Banned: Tales From the Bizarre History of Australian Obscenity, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, paperback →ISBN, page 7,

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “quod” mean?

Confinement in a prison.

Is “quod” formal or informal?

quod is generally slang.