What does fudge mean?

Definitions for fudge
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fudgeverb

    soft creamy candy

  2. fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresentverb

    tamper, with the purpose of deception

    "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

  3. hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestepverb

    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

    "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

Wiktionary

  1. fudgenoun

    Light or frothy nonsense.

  2. fudgenoun

    A type of very sweet candy or confection. Often used in the US synonymously with chocolate fudge.

    Have you tried the vanilla fudge? It's delicious!

  3. fudgenoun

    A deliberately misleading or vague answer.

  4. fudgenoun

    A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.

  5. fudgeverb

    To try to avoid giving a direct answer; to waffle or equivocate.

    When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged.

  6. fudgeverb

    To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty. Always deliberate, but not necessarily dishonest or immoral.

  7. fudgeinterjection

    Colloquially, used in place of fuck.

    Oh, fudge!

Wikipedia

  1. Fudge

    Fudge is a type of confection that is made by mixing sugar, butter and milk, heating it to the soft-ball stage at 240 °F (115 °C), and then beating the mixture while it cools so that it acquires a smooth, creamy consistency. In texture, this crystalline candy falls in between fondant icing and hard caramels.Fruits, nuts, chocolate, caramel, candies, sweets, and other flavors are sometimes added inside or on top. Fudge is often bought as a gift from a gift shop in tourist areas and attractions.

ChatGPT

  1. fudge

    Fudge is a type of confectionery, which is rich, soft, and smooth. It is typically made by mixing and heating sugar, butter, and milk, then cooling the mixture to achieve a creamy consistency. It is often flavored with chocolate, vanilla, or various fruits and nuts. On a broader no-food-related context, 'fudge' can also refer to altering facts or presenting false information, typically in a way that is not completely honest or fails to address the main points adequately.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fudgenoun

    a made-up story; stuff; nonsense; humbug; -- often an exclamation of contempt

  2. Fudgeverb

    to make up; to devise; to contrive; to fabricate

  3. Fudgeverb

    to foist; to interpolate

  4. Etymology: [Cf. Prov. F. fuche, feuche, an interj. of contempt.]

Wikidata

  1. Fudge

    Fudge is a type of Western confectionery, which is usually soft, sweet and rich. It is made by mixing sugar, butter, and milk, heating it to the soft-ball stage at 240 °F and then beating the mixture while it cools so that it acquires a smooth, creamy consistency. Many variations with other flavorings are made, such as chocolate fudge, peanut butter fudge, and maple fudge. Nuts can also be added, such as in the flavour "maple walnut", and some recipes call for candied fruit.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Fudge

    fuj, n. stuff: nonsense: an exclamation of contempt.—v.i. and v.t. to botch or bungle anything.—adj. Fud′gy, irritable: awkward.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. fudge

    1. vt. To perform in an incomplete but marginally acceptable way, particularly with respect to the writing of a program. “I didn't feel like going through that pain and suffering, so I fudged it — I'll fix it later.” 2. n. The resulting code.

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Etymology and Origins

  1. Fudge

    A word derived from the sound produced by the nasal expression of contempt, futsch! among the Germans and Dutch.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. FUDGE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fudge is ranked #7545 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Fudge surname appeared 4,407 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Fudge.

    63.3% or 2,790 total occurrences were White.
    30.9% or 1,364 total occurrences were Black.
    2.9% or 130 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2% or 91 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.3% or 17 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.3% or 15 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fudge in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fudge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of fudge in a Sentence

  1. Jeremy Hunt:

    It was completely inappropriate for businesses to be making these kinds of threats for one very simple reason - we are in an absolutely critical moment in the Brexit discussions and what that means is that we need to get behind Theresa May to deliver the best possible Brexit, the more that we undermine Theresa May the more likely we to end up with a fudge which will be absolute disaster for everyone.

  2. Kurt Vonnegut:

    Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae.

  3. Robertson Davies:

    He types his labored column -- weary drudge! Senile fudge and solemn: spare, editor, to condemn these dry leaves of his autumn.

  4. Leader Pelosi:

    Chairwoman Fudge will play a critical role in our Democratic Majority's efforts to ensure access to the ballot box for all Americans.

  5. Fudge Wilson:

    I dunno...it looks pretty fucked......maybe if we kick it?" extract from conversation between fudge and myself,caught on tape sometime in 2006

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