stodge

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɒd͡ʒ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɒdʒ

Verb

stodge (third-person singular simple present stodges, present participle stodging, simple past and past participle stodged)

1. (transitive) To stuff; to cram.

Derived terms

• stodgy

Noun

stodge (countable and uncountable, plural stodges)

1. (British) Heavy, dull, often starchy food, such as a steamed pudding
2. (figurative) Anything dull and bland.

Translations

heavy, dull food

• Bulgarian: тежка храна f (težka hrana)
• Finnish: mättö (fi)
• Italian: sfondastomaco m

References

• “stodge”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• godets