fudge

== English == === Etymology === Probably a variant of fadge (“to fit”), the confectionery sense having evolved from the meaning of “merging together” or “turning out as expected”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʌd͡ʒ/ Rhymes: -ʌdʒ === Noun === fudge (countable and uncountable, plural fudges) (chiefly uncountable) A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. (US) Chocolate fudge. (uncountable) Light or frothy nonsense. (countable) A deliberately misleading or vague answer. (uncountable, dated) A made-up story. Synonyms: nonsense, humbug; see also Thesaurus:nonsense (countable) A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact. (euphemistic, slang) Fecal matter; feces. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:feces ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === fudge (third-person singular simple present fudges, present participle fudging, simple past and past participle fudged) (intransitive) To try to avoid giving a direct answer. Synonyms: waffle, equivocate, hedge (transitive) To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally. (dated, ambitransitive) To botch or bungle something. To cheat, especially in the game of marbles. Synonyms: cheat; see also Thesaurus:deceive (colloquial, minced oath) Used in place of fuck. ==== Derived terms ==== fudge together fudger fudge wheel unfudged fudgeable ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === fudge (colloquial, minced oath) Used in place of fuck. (colloquial, archaic) Nonsense; tommyrot. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === fudge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Fudge”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. == Finnish == === Etymology === From English fudge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfudɡe/, [ˈfudɡe̞] IPA(key): /ˈfɑdʒ/, [ˈfɑ̝dʒ] Rhymes: -udɡe Syllabification(key): fud‧ge Hyphenation(key): fud‧ge === Noun === fudge fudge (type of confection) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== kinuski toffee === Further reading === “fudge”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[5] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023