podgy UK /ˈpɒd͡ʒi/US /ˈpɑd͡ʒi/ adjective2 •(informal) Slightly fat. •(no longer used) Stodgy.When you have got him [the horse] clean from all soft podgy food, you must be particular that none but what is clean and wholesome is served to him. — 1820 formspodgier · podgiest