how to pronounce jody

/ˈdʒoʊdiː/

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jody is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of jody in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… you for having me Jody Quine she'll be …”

meanings of jody

name:

A diminutive of the male given name Joe or Joseph, also used as a formal male given name.
A diminutive of Judith or Jo, also used as a formal female given name.

noun:

A Jody call.
A male civilian who romances a military man's wife or girlfriend in his absence.

jody frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word jody occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.