Past tense of cod; to make a fool of someone, to trick or deceive them, or to pamper excessively (primarily British slang).
From the verb 'cod,' which originated in British slang around the 1800s, possibly from 'codswallop' (nonsense), though the exact origin remains uncertain.
British slang uses 'codded' in wildly different ways—you can be 'codded' (tricked) or 'codded' (treated too gently like a baby)—it's one of those old words where speakers trusted context to clarify which meaning they intended.
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