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Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Perhaps from spot + blot + botch

splodge

 noun
     
splodge [countable] British English informal
a large mark of mud, paint etc with an irregular shape [= blotch]
splodge of
splodges of colour
—splodgy adjective
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