A "bod" is a person (body.) It is a colloquialism in the UK. You generally only use it in this case to denote an anonymous/generic person: "A bod did stuff".

A "bod" is a person (body.) It is a colloquialism in the UK. You generally only use it in this case to denote an anonymous/generic person: "A bod did stuff". However, bod is also used as a formal abbreviation for body: "You have a lovely bod". In this case you should be reasonably familiar with the object or you will get slapped! Sorry, bod means a person.