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stodge en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /stɒd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Late 17th century, of "symbolic" origin, suggested by stuff and podge. Compare stog.

Meanings

  1. (UK, countable, uncountable) Heavy, dull, often starchy food, such as a steamed pudding
    • After weeks of bread and porridge, he longed for something other than stodge.
    • The meal was nothing but heavy stodge with no fresh vegetables.
  2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Anything dull and bland.
    • Critics dismissed the book as academic stodge.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
stodges Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (4)

bg тежка храна (heavy, dull food) · fi mättö (heavy, dull food) · it sfondastomaco (heavy, dull food) · sv bukfylla (heavy, dull food)

stodge en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /stɒd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Late 17th century, of "symbolic" origin, suggested by stuff and podge. Compare stog.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To stuff; to cram.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
stodging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
stodges Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
stodged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
stodged Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

stodgy · stodger