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porridge

Pronunciation: /ˈpɒrɪdʒ/
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Definition of porridge

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1chiefly British a dish consisting of oatmeal or another meal or cereal boiled in water or milk.
  • 2British informal time spent in prison:I’m sweating it out doing porridge

Derivatives

porridgy

adjective

Origin:

mid 16th century (denoting soup thickened with barley): alteration of pottage. Sense 2 dates from the 1950s

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