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ghod en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɡɑd/

Etymology

From god + -h-.

Meanings

1. (dated, humorous, slang) God.
   • I have not posted here before, but I have been in fandom before a long phase of gafia, and have read many books during my active times. I was a SMOF in the past, but not a super-Smof, and had my favorite authors. Harlan Ellison was like a ghod to me, and the lesser lights were those around me and some not what others may expect. 2006 February 19, lilysincere, “The Science Fiction That Wasn't”, in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet), message-ID <1140421894.877343.245590@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>:
   • "As a youth," said the ghod as he shook his grey head, / "I feared it the BNF's grave; / But now that the neos all think that I'm dead, / I continue the fanac I crave." 1966 November, Cindy Heap, “"You Are Old, Father Tucker..."”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly, number 4, page 33:
   • Fans usually spell it with a "h" when referring to fannish ghods. 1952, Arthur Rapp, Lee Hoffman, Redd Boggs, Fanspeak, page 6:

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