Podge is British slang for a chubby person or, as in podgy, somewhat plump. Not concerning, can be affectionate or critical depending on tone. If your kid uses it constantly, ask them where they first heard it, not to police their speech but to understand which online community they are in. Most slang of this kind moves through TikTok and group chats, so seeing it in your child's vocabulary just means they are plugged into normal teen internet culture.
podge
Fatness, fat; podginess.
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Firecrawl: Hodge-podge - Wikipedia
If an [internal link](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Hodge-podge&namespace=0) led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
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Firecrawl: Podge and Rodge - Wikipedia
More recently, the brothers have presented _[The Podge and Rodge Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Podge_and_Rodge_Show "The Podge and Rodge Show")_, a chat show in the same vein, and _[Podge & Rodge's Stickit I…
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Firecrawl: List of The Podge and Rodge Show episodes - Wikipedia
[Jump to content](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Podge_and_Rodge_Show_episodes#bodyContent) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is a list of episodes of _[The Podge and Rodge Show](https://en.wikiped…
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UK
#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
Fatness, fat; podginess.
Origin: \ [edit\] Perhaps from pudsy(“plump”), which could be a diminutive of pud(“child's hand, forepaw”).
For parents
Podge is British slang for a chubby person or, as in podgy, somewhat plump. Not concerning, can be affectionate or critical depending on tone. If your kid uses it constantly, ask them where they first heard it, not to police their speech but to understand which online community they are in. Most slang of this kind moves through TikTok and group chats, so seeing it in your child's vocabulary just means they are plugged into normal teen internet culture.
For ESL learners
Podge is British English informal noun and root for "podgy" (somewhat plump). Use in casual British contexts. Formal equivalents: "a plump person," "chubby." Common non-native mistake: assuming it is purely descriptive; tone determines whether it is affectionate (toward a baby) or critical (toward an adult). Read or listen to the word in context several times before trying it yourself; the right register is harder to learn than the dictionary meaning.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, informal) A fat person.
Origin: Perhaps from pudsy, which could be a diminutive of pud. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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“If an [internal link](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Hodge-podge&namespace=0) led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.”
“More recently, the brothers have presented _[The Podge and Rodge Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Podge_and_Rodge_Show "The Podge and Rodge Show")_, a chat show in the same vein, and _[Podge & Rodge's Stickit Inn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podge_&_Rodge's_Stickit_Inn "Podge & Rodge's Stickit Inn")_, set in a pub.”
“[Jump to content](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Podge_and_Rodge_Show_episodes#bodyContent) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is a list of episodes of _[The Podge and Rodge Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Podge_and_Rodge_Show "The Podge and Rodge Show")_, with airdates and the relevant guests of the episode in question.”
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Why is this section here?
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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