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Porridge vs Podge - What's the difference?

porridge | podge |

As nouns the difference between porridge and podge

is that porridge is a type of thick soup or stew, especially thickened with barley while podge is (informal) a fat person or podge can be (uk|dialect) a puddle; a plash.

porridge

English

(wikipedia porridge)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A type of thick soup or stew, especially thickened with barley.
  • A dish made of grain or legumes, milk and/or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.
    • Eat your porridge while it's hot!
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  • (British slang) A prison sentence.
    • Just do your porridge and keep your head down.

    See also

    * gruel * oatmeal

    podge

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) a fat person
    • See also
    * hodge-podge

    Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dialect) A puddle; a plash.
    • (Skinner)
  • (UK, dialect) porridge
    • (Halliwell)
    (Webster 1913)