Complete Definition of "fudge"

English

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Image:Russianfudge.JPG|thumb|right|Fugde (candy).

Pronunciation
IPA|/f�d�/
SAMPA|/fVdZ/
audio|en-us-fudge.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�d�|-�d�

Noun
fudge

  1. uncountable 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!

  1. A deliberately misleading or vague answer; a less than perfect decision or solution.

Translations
trans-top|a very sweet confection
Finnish: kinuski
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Swedish: mjuk kola
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Verb
en-verb|fudg|ed

  1. intransitive 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.

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

#: The results of the experiment looked impressive, but it turned out the numbers had been fudged.
#: I had to fudge the lighting to get the color to look good.

Translations
trans-top|To try to avoid giving a direct answer
Finnish: vältellä
German: ausweichen
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trans-top|To alter something from its true state
Finnish: manipuloida
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Interjection
fudge

  1. euphemism Colloquially, used in place of fuck.

#: Oh, fudge!

Derived terms
fudge factor
fudge packer

Category:Foods

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