fudge
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fudge¹
- /fʌd͡ʒ/
- /fʊd͡ʒ/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌdʒ
Where it comes from
Probably a variant of fadge (“to fit”), the confectionery sense having evolved from the meaning of “merging together” or “turning out as expected”.
noun fudges
- 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!
- Chocolate fudge.
- Light or frothy nonsense.
- A deliberately misleading or vague answer.
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A made-up story.
Similar: nonsense, humbug, absurdity, all my eye, all my eye and Betty Martin, apple grease, applesauce, bafflegab, balderdash, balls, baloney, banana oil
- 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.
- A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.
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Fecal matter; feces.
Here comes the fudge!
Similar: boo-boo, boom-boom, BM, bowel movement, caca, cack, chocolate, chocolate hot dog, crap, crud, danna, dejection
verb fudges · fudging · fudged
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To try to avoid giving a direct answer.
When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged.
Similar: waffle, equivocate, hedge
- 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.
- To botch or bungle something.
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To cheat, especially in the game of marbles.
Similar: cheat, abuse, beglammer, counterfeit, deceive, catch, trap into, dissemble, dissimulate, feign, jiff, lead astray
- Used in place of fuck. Check yo' ass, or I'll fudge you up, mach schnell!
interjection
- 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?
- Nonsense; tommyrot. Oh, fudge! Don't lecture me.
Fudge²
Where it comes from
From the Middle English surname, diminutive of Fulcher.
proper noun Fudges
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cook, hedge, skirt, duck, parry, sidestep, manipulate, dodge, circumvent, evade, elude, wangle, put off, falsify, fake, misrepresent
Translations
Every language
noun a very sweet confection
| Español | manjar, dulce, ate, ganache, fudge, foch |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 퍼지 peoji |
| 日本語 | ファッジ fajji |
| Français | fondant, caramel, fudge |
| Deutsch | Fondant, Buttertoffee |
| Русский | ири́с irís, ири́ска iríska |
noun light or frothy nonsense
| Français | balivernes |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Blödsinn |
noun deliberately misleading or vague answer
| Français | échappatoire |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Ausweichen, Herumreden, Schaumschlägerei |
| Русский | вздор vzdor, вы́думка výdumka, чушь čušʹ, враньё vranʹjó |
noun a made-up story; nonsense; humbug
| Deutsch | Fälschung, frisierte Geschichte, Schwindel |
|---|
noun a less than perfect decision or solution
| Español | componenda |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Pfusch, Pfuscherei |
verb To try to avoid giving a direct answer
| 中文 | 敷衍 fūyǎn, 應付 /应付 yìngfu, 矇混 /蒙混 ménghùn |
|---|---|
| Português | tergiversar |
| Français | tourner autour du pot |
| Deutsch | ausweichen |
| Русский | уви́ливать uvílivatʹ, увильну́ть uvilʹnútʹ |
verb To alter something from its true state
| Español | manipular |
|---|---|
| Français | trafiquer, manipuler |
| Deutsch | frisieren, manipulieren |
intj euphemism for "fuck!"
| Español | rayos |
|---|---|
| Português | fosca-se! |
| Français | tabarnouche |
| Deutsch | Mist! |
| Русский | блин! - euphemism for "блядь!" bljadʹ!, песе́ц! - euphemism for "пиздец!" pizdec! |
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title = {fudge},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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