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splodge

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈsplɒd͡ʒ/
  • General-American: /ˈsplɑd͡ʒ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒdʒ

1

noun

Meaning 1

An irregular-shaped splash, smear, or patch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To make a splodge; to render as a splodge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

an irregularly shaped spot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blotch, splotch

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur

History

Etymology

Probably a variation of splotch.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: skvrna — irregular-shaped spot or stain
  • Czech: kaňka — irregular-shaped spot or stain
  • Czech: flek — irregular-shaped spot or stain
  • Finnish: läiskä — irregular-shaped spot or stain
  • German: Fleck — irregular-shaped spot or stain
  • German: Klecks — irregular-shaped spot or stain
  • Hungarian: maszat — irregular-shaped spot or stain
  • Plautdietsch: Kjlakjs — irregular-shaped spot or stain
  • Polish: plama — irregular-shaped spot or stain
  • Polish: kleks — irregular-shaped spot or stain
  • Russian: кля́кса (kljáksa) — irregular-shaped spot or stain
  • Spanish: mancha — irregular-shaped spot or stain
  • Swedish: fläck — irregular-shaped spot or stain
  • Ukrainian: нері́вна пля́ма (nerívna pljáma) — irregular-shaped spot or stain