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doughy

[doh-ee] / ˈdoʊ i /














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In America, we’ve typecast the pierogi: floppy, doughy, butter-slicked, potato-stuffed.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

They have been described by resident Stan Tobin as doughy - "like someone had tried to bake bread and done a lousy job" - with an odour reminiscent of vegetable oil.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024

He often presents himself in close-up so his doughy features seem warmly welcoming.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Even the doom-laden everything bagel that provides the film’s titular motif is redeemed, by the end, as a doughy symbol of wholeness, a poppy-seed circle of life.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2023

Sheryl and I have a thick square stack of doughy wrappers, plus bowls of meat-and-veggie filling.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio




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