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fodder
[fod-er]
noun
coarse food for livestock, composed of entire plants, including leaves, stalks, and grain, of such forages as corn and sorghum.
people considered as readily available and of little value.
cannon fodder.
raw material.
fodder for a comedian's routine.
verb (used with object)
to feed with or as if with fodder.
fodder
/ ˈɒə /
noun
bulk feed for livestock, esp hay, straw, etc
raw experience or material
fodder for the imagination
verb
(tr) to supply (livestock) with fodder
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fodder1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The Storm-V units have been used by Russia as cannon fodder, sent to stage assaults on the worst parts of the frontline.
The singer’s unexpected departure and social media post quickly generated headlines in March and became fodder for social media critics, some of whom saw Wallen’s “God’s country” line as a dig at New York.
Those moments quickly became fodder for internet memes — and backlash.
From the “Road to” series through buddy action movies and bromances, male friendship as comic fodder has been a constant pull, one that has increasingly favored immaturity as the catharsis.
You can see how quickly this is going to turn into fraught political fodder — a Jewish district attorney filing charges against pro-Palestinian kids.
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