English Explanatory Dictionary

stodge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stuff; to cram.
noun
  1. Heavy, dull, often starchy food, such as a steamed pudding
  2. Anything dull and bland.

Pronunciation

/stɒd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stodge.wav

Word forms

stodge stodges stodging stodged

Etymology

Late 17th century, of "symbolic" origin, suggested by stuff and podge. Compare stog.

Derived words

stodger stodgy
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on S Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary