stodge

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
stodge/stɒʤ/

▶noun Brit. informal

• 1 food that is heavy, filling, and high in carbohydrates.

• 2 dull and uninspired material or work.

– derivatives
stodgily adverb,
stodginess noun,
stodgy adjective (stodgier, stodgiest).

– origin C17 (as v. in the sense ‘stuff to stretching point’): suggested by stuff and podge.