Podge

//pɒd͡ʒ// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fat person. UK, informal
  2. 2
    Fatness, fat; podginess.

Synonyms

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clydesdalefat personfive-by-fivehamplanetheffalumplandwhale

Etymology

Perhaps from pudsy (“plump”), which could be a diminutive of pud (“child's hand, forepaw”).

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