plodge

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /plɒdʒ/

Verb

plodge (plodges, present participle plodging; past and past participle plodged)

1. (Geordie) To wade or splash around in puddles or mud.

Noun

plodge (plural plodges)

1. (Oxford University, Cambridge University, slang) Contraction of porter's lodge#English|porter's lodge.
   • 1991 January 14, Alice Thomson, “Knuckling down to the new realism”, The Times, page 26:

     The college system protects you, but it is very unfair to say that people at Oxbridge are not living in the real world. They do have some odd slang. ‘I'll p-hole you in the plodge’ meaning ‘I will leave a note for you in the porter’s lodge’ is just one example.

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