noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Heavy, dull, often starchy food, such as a steamed pudding British, countable, uncountable

   "The meal was nothing but heavy stodge with no fresh vegetables."

2. 2
   heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food wordnet
3. 3
   Anything dull and bland. countable, figuratively, uncountable

   "Critics dismissed the book as academic stodge."

Verb

1. 1
   To stuff; to cram. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

belly-timberbemirebogcloycloycomestible

Example

More examples

"The meal was nothing but heavy stodge with no fresh vegetables."

Etymology

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

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