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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Stodge this may be, but a bowl of rice and peas still brings a touch of tropical warmth to a chilly autumn afternoon in the northern hemisphere.
From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2015
When I was born I had a stretched blue cone head and my parents called me Stodge.
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2014
"What I love about your pictures, dear Mr. Stodge, is their Subtle Ideal treatment, so different, &c., &c.?" i.e.,
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, April 5, 1890 by Various
As when, like teasing vagabonds, The sly winds buffet sullen ponds, The face of Stodge grew dark with rage, When Sym stepped forth upon the stage.
From The Glugs of Gosh by Dennis, C. J. (Clarence James)
In The Umteenth Century and Forever, which is, as usual, alert and interesting, the place of honour is given to an article by Sir Vincent Stodge, M.P., on "Proportional Representation in New Patagonia."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 15, 1917 by Various
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