Pulp vs Porridge - What's the difference?
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(fiction) Of or pertaining to pulp magazines; in the style of a pulp magazine or the material printed within such a publication.
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A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.
A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter]] and being characteristically [[print, printed on rough, unfinished paper.
The soft center of a fruit
The soft center of a tooth
A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
Mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose).
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.
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(British slang) A prison sentence.
As nouns the difference between pulp and porridge
is that pulp is a soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter while porridge is a type of thick soup or stew, especially thickened with barley.As an adjective pulp
is (fiction) of or pertaining to pulp magazines; in the style of a pulp magazine or the material printed within such a publication.As a verb pulp
is to make, or be made into pulp .pulp
English
(wikipedia pulp)Adjective
(en adjective)- The Nightwing annual had what felt like a very 'pulp-ish' plot, and the Superman annual was great, with a very pulp plot and a incredible Doc Savage tribute cover.
- Rather than Asimov I might suggest Stanley Weinbaum (since he died young and early in his career, he is far more "pulp " than Asimov - and remarkably readable - there is a LANCER collection of some of his short stories).
Synonyms
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(en-noun)Derived terms
* beat to a pulp * pulp chamber * pulpaceous * pulpal * pulpament * pulpectomy * pulpify * pulpily * pulpless * pulp mill * pulpous * pulpotomy * pulpwood * pulpyDerived terms
* pulperporridge
English
(wikipedia porridge)Noun
(en-noun)- Eat your porridge while it's hot!
- Just do your porridge and keep your head down.