different between plodged vs plodge

English

Verb

plodged

1. simple past tense and past participle of plodge

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pl?d?/

Etymology 1

Compare dialectal English plud (“puddle”), from Middle English pludde (“small pool, puddle”).

Verb

plodge (third-person singular simple present plodges, present participle plodging or plodgin, simple past and past participle plodged)

1. (Tyneside) To wade or splash around especially in the sea, or in puddles or mud.

References

• Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, ?ISBN
• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ?ISBN

Etymology 2

Noun

plodge (plural plodges)

1. (Oxford University, Cambridge University, slang) Contraction of 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.

References

• “Oxford Glossary”, in mcr.seh.ox.ac.uk?^[1], St Edmund Hall, Oxford, MCR, 7 August 2016
• Walker, R.D.H. (2002) , “The Jargon”, in www.queens.cam.ac.uk?^[2], Queen's College, Cambridge

Anagrams

• gloped