Stewpot

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A pot used for making stew, usually large and heavy.
"What my parents served me from that very same stewpot was chicken."
2
A jumble, especially one that lacks intellectual coherence.
"It’s a nasty stewpot of intellectually untenable premises and irresponsible speculation that frequently reads like a “Saturday Night Live” parody of the crackpot right."

Proper Noun

1
A nickname for somebody called Stewart or Stuart (as a given name or a surname). British, slang
"Fuck, that is brilliant! That is inspired! What sauce! Get in! It's the economy, Stewpot!"
2
A nickname for somebody called Stewart or Stuart (as a given name or a surname).; English disc jockey Ed Stewart. British, slang

Example

"What my parents served me from that very same stewpot was chicken."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From stew + pot.

Etymology 2

Blend of Stewart and Stuart + stewpot; compare -pot.

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