pudge

/ pʌdʒ /

noun

1. informal.
   a variant of podge

Word History and Origins

Origin of pudge¹

C19: of uncertain origin; see pudgy

Example Sentences

Next to that, Charlotte's pudge paranoia is a thimble of that bone broth she forlornly sucks down in her quick weight-loss quest.

From Salon

Viewers from around the world tune in through live cameras placed around the river to watch the hungry bears accumulate a "preponderance of pudge", say the organisers.

From BBC

We don’t like to see flaws, aside from a bit of pudge, and no failures.

From Washington Post

But I do have a few advantages: good upper body strength from years of cross-country skiing and not too much middle-aged pudge.

From New York Times

For Mishler and other online gurus like her — as well as the regular people who are participating in the home-workout boomlet — staying active at home is about more than fighting quarantine pudge.

From Washington Post