poddidge

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• porridge — porridgelike, adj. /pawr ij, por /, n. a food made of oatmeal, or some other meal or cereal, boiled to a thick consistency in water or milk. [1525 35; var. of earlier poddidge, akin to POTTAGE] * * * …   Universalium

• porridge — por•ridge [[t]ˈpɔr ɪdʒ, ˈpɒr [/t]] n. coo a thick cereal made esp. of oatmeal boiled in water or milk • Etymology: 1525–35; alter. of earlier poddidge, akin to pottage …   From formal English to slang