Fodder Meaning in English

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Definition

Fodder is food given to farm animals, especially hay or straw. It can also mean something used for a particular purpose, often in a figurative way, like 'gossip fodder'.

Usage & Nuances

'Fodder' is formal/literary for animal feed; in figurative speech, often negative ('tabloid fodder','cannon fodder'). As a metaphor, it refers to things easily consumed, used, or talked about. Not for human food.

• Spanish: forraje - material para consumo (figurado)
• Portuguese (BR): forragem - assunto recorrente (figurado)
• Portuguese (PT): forragem - tema de discussão (figurado)
• Chinese (Simplified): 饲料 - 消耗品（比喻）
• Chinese (Traditional): 飼料 - 消耗品（比喻）
• Hindi: चारा - चर्चा का विषय (प्रतीकात्मक)
• Arabic: علف - مادة للنقاش (مجازي)
• Bengali: চারা - পশুখাদ্য
• Russian: корм - материал (разговорный, переносный смысл)
• Japanese: 飼料 - （比喩的に）話題の種
• Vietnamese: thức ăn gia súc - chủ đề bàn tán (nghĩa bóng)
• Korean: 사료 - (비유적으로) 이야기 거리
• Turkish: yem - malzeme (mecazi anlamda)
• Urdu: چارہ - مواد (تشبیہی طور پر)
• Indonesian: pakan - bahan pembicaraan (kiasan)

Example Sentences

The farmer brought fresh fodder for the cows.

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Hay and straw are common types of fodder.

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Celebrity scandals are often used as fodder for gossip magazines.

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His strange behavior became fodder for office jokes.

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Online comments are easy fodder for internet trolls.

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The horses happily ate their fodder.

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