stodge

noun

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Pronunciation: /stɒd͡ʒ/

Etymology: Late 17th century, of "symbolic" origin, suggested by stuff and podge. Compare stog.

Heavy, dull, often starchy food, such as a steamed pudding
“The meal was nothing but heavy stodge with no fresh vegetables.”
“After weeks of bread and porridge, he longed for something other than stodge.”
Anything dull and bland.
“Critics dismissed the book as academic stodge.”

Etymology: Late 17th century, of "symbolic" origin, suggested by stuff and podge. Compare stog.