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podgy

adjective \ ˈpä-jē \

Definition of podgy

podgier; podgiest
chiefly British
: pudgy

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Examples of podgy in a Sentence

  1. a podgy little bookseller with a shop in Notting Hill

Origin and Etymology of podgy

podge something pudgy

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