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stodgy

UK/ˈstɒ.d͡ʒi/ US/ˈstɑdʒi/ uncommon dated

adjective

1.

(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned

  • “moss-grown ideas about family life”
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2.

excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull

  • “why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?”
  • “a stodgy dinner party”
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Origin

Unknown, but possibly from stodge (“to stuff”), from stog, or a blend of stuffy + podgy.

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