/fʌd͡ʒ/
OriginProbably a variant of fadge (“to fit”), the confectionery sense having evolved from the meaning of “merging together” or “turning out as expected”.
- uncountableA 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!”
- US, countable, uncountableChocolate fudge.
- uncountableLight or frothy nonsense.
- countableA deliberately misleading or vague answer.
- dated, uncountableA made-up story.
- countableA less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.
- countable, euphemistic, slang, uncountableFecal matter; feces.
- intransitiveTo try to avoid giving a direct answer.
“When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged.”
- transitiveTo 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?”
- ambitransitive, datedTo botch or bungle something.
- To cheat, especially in the game of marbles.
- colloquialUsed 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.”
“"Who the fudge are you?" ("Fudge" is not the word he uses but you get the idea.) / We say, "We're with CNN." / "I don't like the fudging media," is his reply. "Who are you supposed to be with?" (It's ”
- colloquialUsed 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."”
“Sabrina was no longer in the witch’s grasp; in fact, she was staring directly at the woman’s crusty, corny feet. Fudge, I made her a giant, Sabrina thought to herself […]”
- archaic, colloquialNonsense; tommyrot.
“Oh, fudge! Don't lecture me.”
Formsfudges(plural) · fudges(present, singular, third-person) · fudging(participle, present) · fudged(participle, past) · fudged(past) · Fudges(plural)