ghod

== English == === Etymology === From god +‎ -h-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɑd/ Rhymes: -ɑd === Noun === ghod (plural ghods) (dated, fandom slang, humorous) God. ==== Usage notes ==== This fanspeak word is used instead of the standard form to indicate a fannish context or an association with science fiction fandom. Science fiction fandom included mock deities, or "fannish ghods", such as Ghu and Foo (the "ghod of mimeography"). === References === Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “ghod”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 79.