stodge
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
noun
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heavy filling starchy food
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dialect baked or steamed pudding
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a dull person or subject
verb
Etymology
Origin of stodge
1665–75; origin uncertain; in some senses perhaps blend of stoff (earlier form of stuff ) and gorge 1
Example Sentences
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Full-back Ruben Love broke the stodge with a brilliant step past two Welsh forwards for a fine individual try that underlined his promise.
From Barron's
It hopes banning the shift will lead to more hits, more action and less stodge.
From Washington Post
Instead, this was a chance missed as Spurs lost 3-1 after a display that summed up the stodge and lack of ambition that has characterised so much of their season under manager Jose Mourinho.
From BBC
When it comes to puddings, however, dinner ladies always know best, and this is an undeniable classic of the genre: a very superior sort of sugary stodge indeed.
From The Guardian
It is now four wins and two draws in six matches in all competitions and, out of the stodge, is coming steel.
From The Guardian
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