stodge
/stɔdʤ/
Definition
Noun: 1. Heavy, filling, and often starchy food: Food that is substantial and satisfying but can be considered bland, uninteresting, or difficult to digest. 2. (Informal) Something dull, heavy, or indigestible: Used figuratively to describe things like writing, music, or art that are boring, overly dense, or lacking in liveliness.
Examples
- Noun (Literal):
- After a week of rich holiday stodge, I just want a light salad.
- The cafeteria served its usual stodge: mashed potatoes and a thick gravy.
- Noun (Figurative):
- The report was pure bureaucratic stodge, nearly impossible to read.
- I find his novels to be intellectual *stodge; they're impressive but not enjoyable.
Advanced Usage
- "To be a stodge": (Informal, dated) To be a dull, old-fashioned, or boring person.
- Don't be such a stodge! Let's try something new for once.
Variants and Related Words
- Stodgy (adjective):
- (Of food) Heavy, solid, and filling in an unpleasant way.
- a stodgy pudding.*
- Dull, uninspired, and old-fashioned.
- a stodgy old professor / stodgy furniture.
Synonyms
- Starchy food: Filling, heavy fare.
- Stodge (figurative): Drudgery, tedium, dullness.
Related Phrases
- To stodge oneself (with something): (Informal, dated) To eat a large amount of heavy food.
- He stodged himself with bread and potatoes.
Noun
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heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food
