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fudge

2  [fuhj] noun, verb, fudged, fudg⋅ing.
Use Fudged in a Sentence
–noun
1. nonsense or foolishness (often used interjectionally).
–verb (used without object)
2. to talk nonsense.
Origin:
1690–1700; orig. uncert.; cf. fudge 3

fudge

3  [fuhj] verb, fudged, fudg⋅ing, noun
–verb (used without object)
1. to cheat or welsh (often fol. by on): to fudge on an exam; to fudge on one's campaign promises.
2. to avoid coming to grips with something: to fudge on an issue.
3. to exaggerate a cost, estimate, etc., in order to allow leeway for error.
–verb (used with object)
4. to avoid coming to grips with (a subject, issue, etc.); evade; dodge: to fudge a direct question.
–noun
5. a small stereotype or a few lines of specially prepared type, bearing a newspaper bulletin, for replacing a detachable part of a page plate without the need to replate the entire page.
6. the bulletin thus printed, often in color.
7. a machine or attachment for printing such a bulletin.
Origin:
1665–75; orig. uncert.; in earliest sense, “to contrive clumsily,” perh. expressive var. of fadge to fit, agree, do (akin to ME feien to put together, join, OE fēgan); unclear if fudge 1 and fudge 2 are developments of this word or independent coinages
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fudge   (fŭj)   
n.  

  1. A soft rich candy made of sugar, milk, butter, and flavoring.

  2. Nonsense; humbug.

v.   fudged, fudg·ing, fudg·es

v.   tr.

  1. To fake or falsify: fudge casualty figures.

  2. To evade (an issue, for example); dodge.

v.   intr.

  1. To act in an indecisive manner: always fudged on the important questions.

    1. To go beyond the proper limits of something: fudged on the building code requirements.

    2. To act dishonestly; cheat.


[Possibly alteration of fadge, to fit.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
fudge [fədʒ]

  1. in.
    to cheat; to deceive (someone). (Disguise of fuck.) : Bill, you're fudging. Wait till the starting gun fires.
  2. n.
    nonsense; deception. : I've heard enough of your fudge. Let's get honest, okay?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

fudge  (v.)
1674, alteration of M.E. fadge "make suit, fit," of unknown origin. The traditional story (attested from 1791) traces fudge in this sense to a Captain Fudge, "who always brought home his owners a good cargo of lies." It seems there really was a late 17c. Captain Fudge, called "Lying Fudge," and perhaps his name influenced the form of fadge in the sense of "contrive without the necessary materials."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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