Noun
That magazine prints a lot of bilge about celebrities.
tried to justify his unhinged tirade with a lot of stale and insincere bilge
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Noun
This includes bilge drains, cooler compartments, baitwells and livewells.—Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025 My smuggling vessel thrashed violently back and forth, swamped to the point of sinking, with the bilge pumps set to overdrive.—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025 Wastewater and bilge drained into the bay.—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025 Then all at once Finley was up and pushing against my chest, spluttering between us what looked like a gallon of sea bilge.—Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bilge
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Etymology
Noun
probably modification of Middle French boulge, bouge leather bag, curved part — more at budget
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