porridge
21Porridge — Por|ridge [ pɔritʃ] das u. der; s <aus gleichbed. engl. porridge, entstellt aus pottage »Suppe«, dies aus fr. potage zu pot, vgl. 3↑Pot> [Frühstücks]haferbrei (bes. in den angelsächsischen Ländern) …
22porridge — n British a term of imprisonment. Leaden, grey, institutional porridge is evoked as an image of the general deprivations of prison life, but is probably in origin a pun on stir. This underworld term was given wider currency by its use as the… …
23porridge — [[t]pɒ̱rɪʤ, AM pɔ͟ːr [/t]] N UNCOUNT Porridge is a thick sticky food made from oats cooked in water or milk and eaten hot, especially for breakfast. [mainly BRIT] (in AM, usually use oatmeal) …
24porridge — noun (U) 1 a soft breakfast food made by boiling oatmeal (=crushed grain) in milk or water; oatmeal AmE 2 BrE slang a period of time spent in prison: do porridge (=spend time in prison) …
25porridge — Noun. A period spent in prison. E.g. So what s happened in the outside world since I ve been doing my porridge? …
26porridge — /ˈpɒrɪdʒ / (say porij) noun 1. a breakfast dish, originating in Scotland, consisting of oatmeal or the like with hot water or milk. 2. → congee2. –phrase 3. stir the porridge, Colloquial (taboo) (of a man) to take one s turn relatively late in… …
27porridge — Prison, or a prison sentence. Usu. do porridge Serve a term in prison …
28Porridge (TV series) — This article is about the British TV series. For other uses, see Porridge (disambiguation). Porridge Porridge Titles Format Comedy Created by …
29porridge-stick — porrˈidge stick noun A stick for stirring porridge • • • Main Entry: ↑porridge …
30Porridge (Film) — Film= The last episode of Porridge was made in 1979 as a feature film, shot entirely on location (Chelmsford Prison, Essex, UK). All the regular sitcom warders and inmates were involved, with the exception of Lukewarm and Harris. There was also a …
