fudge
The definition of fudge is rich chocolate or a soft, creamy candy made with sugar, butter and cream, or fudge also means foolish talk.
(noun)- A rich chocolate sauce that you put on top of ice cream is an example of fudge.
- A soft, creamy candy is an example of fudge.
- A lie that you make up is an example of a fudge.
To fudge means to manipulate or conceal the truth.
(verb)When you create fake financial information to hide your losses, this is an example of a situation where you fudge the numbers.
Fudge is defined as an expression of frustration, sometimes used in place of a curse word.
(interjection)When you slam your finger in a drawer, this is an example of a time when you might yell "fudge!"
See fudge in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- empty, foolish talk; nonsense
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Origin: < ?
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
Origin: ? echoic, as in Ger futsch, gone, ruined
intransitive verb
- ☆ to refuse to commit oneself or give a direct answer; hedge: to fudge on an issue
- ☆ to be dishonest; cheat
interjection
See fudge in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A soft rich candy made of sugar, milk, butter, and flavoring.
- Nonsense; humbug.
- To fake or falsify: fudge casualty figures.
- To evade (an issue, for example); dodge.
- To act in an indecisive manner: always fudged on the important questions.
- a. To go beyond the proper limits of something: fudged on the building code requirements.b. To act dishonestly; cheat.
Origin:
Origin: Possibly alteration of fadge, to fit
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