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
So springtime they're on the prowl and feeling frisky, but by end-of-summer, they've all but resigned to acquiring some extra winter pudge.
From Salon • Nov. 15, 2021
The horse-racing and cockfighting contingent in the House of Commons is well represented; the blear eyes, the poddy pudge, the bulbous beak—all these are in evidence.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers by Hubbard, Elbert
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