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English
Etymology
From podge + -y.
Pronunciation
Adjective
podgy (comparative podgier, superlative podgiest)
- (informal) Slightly fat.
- Synonyms: chubby, pudgy, rotund, stout
- (archaic, of food) Stodgy.
1820, Sporting Magazine, page 112:When you have got him [the horse] clean from all soft podgy food, you must be particular that none but what is clean and wholesome is served to him.
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