(by extension, uncountable) Mushy, easily digested food; pap; (countable) a specific type of such food.
The smallest of attentions on his wife's part towards the baby struck him as having the nature of an affront. Clothes would have to be bought, a carriage, toys, all manner of pablums and bromides—then even larger clothes, a larger carria…
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(countable, uncountable, figurative, derogatory) Something overly bland or simplistic, especially speech or writing.
They can be used to sweeten and season foods such as: Cereal products—including Africa's many types of porridges, gruels, and pablums (fufu, ugali, toh, ogi, kisra, pap, couscous, and the rest).
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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