# pode

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Toad.
2. A contemptible person; a vile, venomous, or loathsome individual.

## Etymology
From Middle English pode, pod, podde (“toad”), from a merger of Middle English pade, padde (“toad”) + tode (“toad”), equivalent to a blend of pad + toad.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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