podge

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɒd͡ʒ/
• Rhymes: -ɒdʒ

Etymology 1

Perhaps from pudsy (“plump”), which could be a diminutive of pud (“child's hand, forepaw”).

Noun

podge (plural podges)

1. (UK, informal) a fat person
2. fat; fatness; podginess

See also

• hodge-podge

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pudgy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Etymology 2

Compare German Patsche (“puddle, mire”).

Noun

podge (plural podges)

1. (UK, dialect) A puddle; a plash[17th century].
2. (UK, dialect) porridge[17th century]

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “podge”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• go-ped