"podge" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɒd͡ʒ/ Forms: podges [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒdʒ Etymology: Perhaps from pudsy (“plump”), which could be a diminutive of pud (“child's hand, forepaw”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|pudsy|t=plump}} pudsy (“plump”), {{m|en|pud|t=child's hand, forepaw}} pud (“child's hand, forepaw”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} podge (plural podges)
  1. (UK, informal) a fat person Tags: UK, informal Categories (topical): Obesity Related terms: hodge-podge
    Sense id: en-podge-en-noun-qZzsHNz1 Disambiguation of Obesity: 81 4 15 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 21 21 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 66 15 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pɒd͡ʒ/ Forms: podges [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒdʒ Etymology: Compare German Patsche (“puddle, mire”). Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Patsche||puddle, mire}} German Patsche (“puddle, mire”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} podge (plural podges)
  1. (UK, dialect) A puddle; a plash. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-podge-en-noun-ibv2vEFY Categories (other): British English
  2. (UK, dialect) porridge Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-podge-en-noun-Tu4r3KTy Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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