sod a dog

[niceprincess]

What does 'sod a dog' mean? Hugh Grant says this in the film Notting Hill :)

[Kingaroo]

It's a vulgar way of saying "go fly a kite".... worse than "go __ yourself", it suggests similar behavior with a dog.

[niceprincess]

Thanks a lot ! I guess I will not use that phrase ;-) but it is good to know what it means. Best wishes.

[jocook17]

sorry Kingaroo, but thats not it.

In england is it used as a kind of mild swear word (though it is actually a term describing the lumps of turf kicked up during sports)

In this instance Hugh meant - forget the dog...the dog doesn't count, i don't care about the dog etc.

it can be used in place of 'fukc', p*ss, Bu*ger, etc etc as an angry exclamtion, (i'e, sod off) but it does not literally mean the same and its certainly not worse