fudge

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

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

   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. 2

   Light or frothy nonsense.

3. 3

   A deliberately misleading or vague answer.

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   1. 4

      A made-up story.

   2. 5

      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.
   3. 6

      A less than perfect decision or solution

      A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.

   4. 7

      Fecal matter

      Fecal matter; feces.

      • Here comes the fudge!
   5. 8

      To try to avoid giving a direct answer.

      • When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged.
   6. 9

      To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately…

      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.
      • Do you fudge your age?
   7. 10

      To botch or bungle something.

   8. 11

      To cheat, especially in the game of marbles.

   9. 12

      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.
   10. 13

       Nonsense

       Nonsense; tommyrot.

       • Oh, fudge! Don't lecture me.
   11. 14

       A surname.

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