plodge

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɒdʒ/

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Etymology 1

Verb

plodge (third-person singular simple present plodges, present participle plodging or plodgin, simple past and past participle plodged)

1. (Geordie) To wade or splash around in puddles or mud.

References

• Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, →ISBN
• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Noun

plodge (plural plodges)

1. (Oxford University, Cambridge University, slang) Contraction of porter's lodge.
   • 1991 January 14, Alice Thomson, “Knuckling down to the new realism”, The Times, page 26:

     The college system protects you, but it is very unfair to say that people at Oxbridge are not living in the real world. They do have some odd slang. ‘I'll p-hole you in the plodge’ meaning ‘I will leave a note for you in the porter’s lodge’ is just one example.

References

• “Oxford Glossary”, in mcr.seh.ox.ac.uk‎^[1], St Edmund Hall, Oxford, MCR, 2016 August 7

Anagrams

• gloped