pudge
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of pudge
C19: of uncertain origin; see pudgy
Example Sentences
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It was a shame, Manny thought, because he had the body type, tall and broad, somewhere under his pale pudge and bad posture.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2023
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 • Oct. 11, 2022
We don’t like to see flaws, aside from a bit of pudge, and no failures.
From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2022
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 • Mar. 8, 2022
“De c’unel dat stubbo’n I jes’ have to talk mighty plain ’fore I could make him pudge erlong,” proudly whispered the servant as he passed me.
From A Virginia Scout by Hutchison, D. C.
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