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General Slang
Stodge
/stɒdʒ/ · noun · informal
Heavy, filling, carb-loaded British comfort food that sits in your belly.
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Figuratively, anything dull, dense, or hard to get through.
“The report was pure stodge, took ages to read.”
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Dense, starchy, filling food like puddings, pies, and mash. Comforting but heavy.
“Give me a plate of proper stodge on a cold day.”
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As an adjective ('stodgy'), describing food that's heavy and hard to digest.
“That suet pudding was a bit stodgy for lunch.”
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Stodge In A Sentence
winter is for stodge, sticky toffee pudding incoming
nothing wrong with a bit of stodge after a long shift
school dinners were all stodge but I kind of miss them
Origin & Usage
British slang from the 1800s, likely a blend of 'stuff' and 'podge,' meaning thick, heavy food. It's affectionate and well-established in UK English.
People Also Ask
What does stodge mean in British slang?
Stodge means heavy, filling, starchy food like puddings and pies. It's comfort food that fills you right up.
Is stodge a compliment?
It can go either way — affectionate when you want comfort food, mildly critical when food is too heavy.
What does stodgy mean?
Stodgy describes food that's dense and heavy, or figuratively anything dull and hard to get through.
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