pudge
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of pudge
C19: of uncertain origin; see pudgy
Example Sentences
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“People say it’s pudge, but that’s probably just solid muscle,” Mr. Engelman said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 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
We don’t like to see flaws, aside from a bit of pudge, and no failures.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2022
“De c’unel dat stubbo’n I jes’ have to talk mighty plain ’fore I could make him pudge erlong,” proudly whispered the servant as he passed me.
From A Virginia Scout by D. C. Hutchison
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