podge
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Perhaps from pudsy (“plump”), which could be a diminutive of pud (“child's hand, forepaw”).
Noun edit
podge (plural podges)
See also edit
References edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pudgy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Etymology 2 edit
Compare German Patsche (“puddle, mire”).
Noun edit
podge (plural podges)
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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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.)