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Porridge

//ˈpɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ// noun, slang

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Noun

1
A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast. uncountable, usually
"Eat your porridge while it's hot!"
2
soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick wordnet
3
A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.; Oat porridge; oatmeal. British, uncountable, usually
4
A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.; Rice porridge; congee. Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable, usually
5
A prison sentence. British, slang, uncountable, usually
"Just do your porridge and keep your head down."

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6
A type of thick soup or stew, especially thickened with barley. rare, uncountable, usually

Etymology

Variant of pottage (“thick soup or stew”), influenced by porray (“stew of leeks”). The "prison sentence" sense comes from the British tradition of serving prisoners porridge for breakfast.

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