First Known Use: 1674
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1fudge
verb \ˈfəj\
: to fail to deal with (something) in an open and direct way
: to speak or act in a way that is meant to avoid dealing with a problem directly
: to change (something) in order to trick people
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Full Definition of FUDGE
transitive verb
2
: to fail to come to grips with : dodge <fudged the issue>
intransitive verb
1
: to exceed the proper bounds or limits of something <feel that the author has fudged a little on the … rules for crime fiction — Newsweek>; also : cheat <fudging on an exam>
2
: to fail to perform as expected
3
: to avoid commitment : hedge <the government's tendency to fudge on delicate matters of policy — Claire Sterling>
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Origin of FUDGE
origin unknown
Related to FUDGE
- Synonyms
- equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, tergiversate, waffle, weasel
2fudge
noun
: a soft, sweet brown candy
: a statement that does not deal with a problem or issue in a direct way
Full Definition of FUDGE
1
: foolish nonsense —often used interjectionally to express annoyance, disappointment, or disbelief
2
: a soft creamy candy made typically of sugar, milk, butter, and flavoring
3
: something that is fudged; especially : a bending of rules or a compromise
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First Known Use of FUDGE
1766
Related to FUDGE
- Synonyms
- applesauce [slang], balderdash, baloney (also boloney), beans, bilge, blah (also blah-blah), blarney, blather, blatherskite, blither, bosh, bull [slang], bunk, bunkum (or buncombe), claptrap, codswallop [British], crapola [slang], crock, drivel, drool, fiddle, fiddle-faddle, fiddlesticks, flannel [British], flapdoodle, folderol (also falderal), folly, foolishness, nonsense, garbage, guff, hogwash, hokeypokey, hokum, hoodoo, hooey, horsefeathers [slang], humbug, humbuggery, jazz, malarkey (also malarky), moonshine, muck, nerts [slang], nuts, piffle, poppycock, punk, rot, rubbish, senselessness, silliness, slush, stupidity, taradiddle (or tarradiddle), tommyrot, tosh, trash, trumpery, twaddle
FUDGED Defined for Kids
fudge
noun \ˈfəj\
Definition of FUDGE for Kids
: a soft creamy candy <chocolate fudge>
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