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STODGE (v. STODGED, STODGING, STODGES)
Definition(s):
- (v.) to stuff (oneself) full with food
- (n.) heavy, starchy food
- (n.) a dull person or subject
Useful information for game players:
- Front hooks: (none)
- Back hooks: -D, -S
- Anagrams: GODETS
- Longer extensions: (none)
- Wraparounds: (none)
- Other Spellings: (none)
- Related Forms: STODGY, STODGIER, STODGIEST, STODGILY, STODGINESS/ES
Epilogue:
Although the origin is uncertain, English writers have used STODGE as a verb meaning “to stuff full” since at least the late 1600s. It also developed into a noun referring to heavy, starchy, or uninteresting food, and it is this sense that eventually inspired the adjective STODGY, which now refers primarily to “boring or dull” people.
This week’s theme:
In a few days, most Americans will be STODGING themselves silly and participating in various rituals and family customs associated with the Thanksgiving holiday. Through Wednesday, we’ll explore a few more words appropriate to this time of year: a virtual cornucopia of words inspired by Thanksgiving.
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