noun
gods
godz
noun
1
The highest, cheapest seating area in a theatre, usually right at the top and far from the stage.
"We watched the play from the gods, squinting to see the actors' faces."
"Tickets in the gods were half the price of the stalls."
How to Use Gods
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe cheap seats at the very top of an old-style theatre.
Common mistake
Only used this way in British theatre slang, and always with "the" — you sit "in the gods," not just "in gods."
Common pairings
sit in the gods
seats in the gods
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Etymology
A cheeky nickname for the upper gallery, as if the people sitting way up there were looking down like gods on Olympus.