(chiefly Britain) Oatmeal porridge. / (Malaysia, Singapore) Rice porridge; congee. / (Britain, slang) A prison sentence. / (rare) A type of thick soup or stew, especially thickened with barley.

plural of porridge

Synonym of pease pudding.

porridge made with a greater proportion of meal or flour so as to achieve a thicker consistency, similar to dough (common in many African cuisines)

(simile) Very clear and evident. / (simile) Very unattractive or unprepossessing.

plural of stiff porridge

Porridge made by cooking rolled oats in water.

An antiquated dish, made of porridge with plums, raisins, etc.

plural of plum-porridge

(Scotland, Ireland, historical) A drawer in which freshly cooked porridge was left to cool, to be served in hardened slices later on.