stodge
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Late 17th century, of "symbolic" origin, suggested by stuff and podge. Compare stog.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /stɒd͡ʒ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒdʒ
Verb[edit]
stodge (third-person singular simple present stodges, present participle stodging, simple past and past participle stodged)
- (transitive) To stuff; to cram.
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
stodge (countable and uncountable, plural stodges)
- (British) Heavy, dull, often starchy food, such as a steamed pudding
- (figurative) Anything dull and bland.
Translations[edit]
heavy, dull food
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References[edit]
- “stodge”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.