pudge

British

/ pʌdʒ /

noun

informal a variant of podge

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Etymology

Origin of pudge

C19: of uncertain origin; see _pudgy

Example Sentences

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Next to that, Charlotte's pudge paranoia is a thimble of that bone broth she forlornly sucks down in her quick weight-loss quest.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2023

It was a shame, Manny thought, because he had the body type, tall and broad, somewhere under his pale pudge and bad posture.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2023

Viewers from around the world tune in through live cameras placed around the river to watch the hungry bears accumulate a "preponderance of pudge", say the organisers.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2022

But I do have a few advantages: good upper body strength from years of cross-country skiing and not too much middle-aged pudge.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2022

It was now nearly dark, but we could see that the ice-floes were coming together, and crunching up a pudge of soft ice between them.

From Schwatka's Search by Gilder, William H. (William Henry)

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