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Vinony

fudge

noun

  1. confectionery
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verb

  1. falsify slightly
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interjection

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /fʌd͡ʒ/ / /fʊd͡ʒ/

intj

Etymology: Probably a variant of fadge (“to fit”), the confectionery sense having evolved from the meaning of “merging together” or “turning out as expected”.

  1. Used in place of fuck.

    “Fudge! if you had such a fine instinct, why did you let us go to Transome Court and make fools of ourselves?”

    “Pearl had to go home. Mike was one of the last of the good guys, so he said he'd run her on home. All Robert could say was, "Ah, fudge."”

  2. Nonsense; tommyrot.

    “Oh, fudge! Don't lecture me.”

name

Etymology: From the Middle English surname, diminutive of Fulcher.

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Probably a variant of fadge (“to fit”), the confectionery sense having evolved from the meaning of “merging together” or “turning out as expected”.

  1. A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.

    “Have you tried the vanilla fudge? It's delicious!”

  2. A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
  3. Light or frothy nonsense.
  4. A deliberately misleading or vague answer.
  5. A made-up story.
  6. The stop press portion of a newspaper.

    “'That is all, sir—no, here is something more about it in the "fudge".' Greatorex rearranged the paper to display the 'Stop Press' space and read on.”

  7. A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.
  8. Fecal matter; feces.

    “Here comes the fudge!”

verb

Etymology: Probably a variant of fadge (“to fit”), the confectionery sense having evolved from the meaning of “merging together” or “turning out as expected”.

  1. To try to avoid giving a direct answer.

    “When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged.”

  2. To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally.

    “The results of the experiment looked impressive, but it turned out the numbers had been fudged.”

    “I had to fudge the lighting to get the color to look good.”

  3. To botch or bungle something.
  4. To cheat, especially in the game of marbles.
  5. Used in place of fuck.

    “Check yo' ass, or I'll fudge you up, mach schnell!”

    “I thought so. And they say I have a bad memory.... Fudge em.”