- OD
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I. noun
Etymology: overdose
Date: circa 1960
1. an overdose of a narcotic
2. one who has taken an OD
II. intransitive verb
(OD'd or ODed; OD'ing; OD's)
Date: 1966
1. to become ill or die of an OD
2. to have or experience too much of something — usually used with on <OD on television> III. abbreviation 1. doctor of optometry 2. [Latin oculus dexter] right eye 3. officer of the day 4. olive drab 5. on demand 6. outside diameter; outside dimension 7. overdraft; overdrawn
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.