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plodge en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /plɒdʒ/ (UK)
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Compare dialectal English plud (“puddle”), from Middle English pludde (“small pool, puddle”).

Meanings

  1. (Geordie, Wearside) To wade or splash around especially in the sea, or in puddles or mud.

Forms

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plodged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
plodged Tense=Past lexicographic
plodges Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
plodgin Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
plodging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

plodge en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /plɒdʒ/ (UK)
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Blend of porter's + lodge.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, qualifier:Oxbridge slang) Contraction of porter's lodge.
    • The college system protects you, but it is very unfair to say that people at Oxbridge are not living in the real world. They do have some odd slang. ‘I'll p-hole you in the plodge’ meaning ‘I will leave a note for you in the porter’s lodge’ is just one example. 1991 January 14, Alice Thomson, “Knuckling down to the new realism”, in The Times, page 26:

Forms

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plodges Number=Plur lexicographic