fudge Definition
fudge (fuj)
noun
- empty, foolish talk; nonsense
- ☆
Etymology: < ?
a soft candy made of butter, milk, sugar, and chocolate or other flavoring, etc. - Printing a short piece of last-minute news or other matter, inserted directly in the plate of a newspaper page
Etymology: ? echoic, as in Ger futsch, gone, ruined
transitive verb fudged, fudg′·ing
to make or put together dishonestly or carelessly; fake
intransitive verb
- ☆ to refuse to commit oneself or give a direct answer; hedge to fudge on an issue
- ☆ to be dishonest; cheat
Old-fashioned nonsense
fudge Synonyms
fudge Usage Examples
Object
- sundae: On the one hand, the individual is highly motivated to eat a hot fudge ice cream sundae with all the toppings.
- brownie: Boston Brownie ( available cut in 12s & uncut ) The ultimate fudge brownie - topped with chocolate chips.
- cake: One slice of chocolate fudge cake isn't the end of the world.
- sauce: Spread a generous layer of fudge sauce onto each round.
- maker: Also on the winning team was Beau James, another promising young fudge maker.
- factor: It is really just a fudge factor added to the width of the phi slice.
Preposition: on
issue: Or will it seek to reach a fudge on the issue to keep its coalition together?
Adjective modifier
- delicious: Download video clip Now you can try your hand at making our delicious fudge.
- handmade: As with all our handmade fudge, Lemon Meringue is whipped up from only the finest natural ingredients to an original recipe from 1830.
Modifies a noun
factor: Here is the wavelength, and RIPA is a fudge factor which is typically like 1.0.
Modifying Another Word
- no: For the very first time, there will be no escape clauses, no fudging.
- n't: Make sure they do n't fudge the truth AT ALL.
- not: Mason wonders, however, whether I am not fudging here.
- also: They also fudge the issue of decreasing services for an increasing number of people living with the virus.
- just: We could just fudge the detail and put a text field in the Service description, I suppose.
- completely: The only solution for ICANN was to completely fudge this process in VeriSign's favor.
Used with why or when
- that: Bite into the soft outer crust, and you'll experience creamy vanilla fudge that literally melts in the mouth.
- which: The fudge which was made on board was fabulous.
- when: This must mean not fudging when it comes to the difficult issues.
Infinitive complement
keep: Ethnomathematics asks all i believe he fueled mainly by fudge to keep.

