porridge[noun]Synonyms: miscellany, pasticcio, pastiche, patchwork, potpourri, rumble-bumble, salad, salmagundi, smorgasbord, stew
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
por‧ridge /ˈpɒrɪdʒ $ ˈpɑː-, ˈpɔː-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: pottage 'soup' (12-20 centuries), from Old French potage, from pot 'pot']
1. oats that are cooked with milk or water and served hot for breakfast
Synonym : oatmeal American English2. British English informal a period of time spent in prison
do porridge (=spend time in prison) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲