stodge

  • noun informal, chiefly Brit. 1 food that is heavy, filling, and high in carbohydrates. 2 dull and uninspired material or work.

  — DERIVATIVES stodginess noun stodgy adjective.

  — ORIGIN originally a verb in the sense stuff to stretching point: suggested by STUFF and PODGE.

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