stodge

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/stɒd͡ʒ/

verb

To stuff; to cram.

“Critics dismissed the book as academic stodge.”

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Meanings

verbstodge (third-person singular simple present stodges, present participle stodging, simple past and past participle stodged)

present singular third person stodges · participle present stodging · participle past stodged · past stodged

  1. transitiveTo stuff; to cram.
nounstodge (countable and uncountable, plural stodges)

plural stodges

  1. UKcountableuncountableHeavy, dull, often starchy food, such as a steamed pudding

    The meal was nothing but heavy stodge with no fresh vegetables.

    1 more example

    After weeks of bread and porridge, he longed for something other than stodge.

  2. countablefigurativelyuncountableAnything dull and bland.

    Critics dismissed the book as academic stodge.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cloyfoodsteamed pudding

Origin

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

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Translations

Bulgarian тежка храна
  • тежка храна (težka hrana)heavy, dull food
Finnish mättö
  • mättöheavy, dull food
Italian sfondastomaco
  • sfondastomacoheavy, dull food
Swedish bukfylla
  • bukfyllaheavy, dull food

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stodge

lodgedodgehodgerogdislodgepodgesplodgebodgecodgeKwajplodgeProdgewodge
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Cite this entry
APA

stodge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stodge

MLA

“stodge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stodge. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stodge,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stodge.

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