splodge

/ splɒdʒ /

noun

1. a large irregular spot or blot

verb

1. (tr) to mark (something) with such a blot or blots

Other Word Forms

• splodgy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of splodge¹

C19: alteration of earlier _splotch

Example Sentences

The folders included many a random blob and splodge, alongside happy snaps of the would-be Picassos making creations only a parent could love.

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The footsteps appear as brief blips or lines and the gunshot as a larger splodge.

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The best of the bunch is the citrus chile roast chicken sandwich, well seasoned and simply dressed with cheddar, tomato, lettuce and a splodge of ranch dressing.

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Long fascinated by canine umwelt — how they experience the world — she had never before studied a puppy’s development from its origins as “a mewling splodge of fur,” as she writes, into adolescence and beyond.

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It slurps and slithers around in your head in great smeary splodges, like a cornucopia of slugs.

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