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Fudge

noun
/fʌdʒ/
Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounA type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. Often used in the US synonymously with chocolate fudge.
"Have you tried the vanilla fudge? It's delicious!"
2.nounLight or frothy nonsense.
3.nounA deliberately misleading or vague answer.
4.nounA made-up story.
5.nounA less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.
6.verbTo try to avoid giving a direct answer.
"When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged."
7.verbTo alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty. Always deliberate, but not necessarily dishonest or immoral.
"Do you fudge your age?"
8.verbTo botch or bungle something.
9.verbTo cheat, especially in the game of marbles.
10.interjection(minced oath) Used in place of fuck.
11.interjectionNonsense; tommyrot.

Synonyms

humbugnonsensecheatequivocatehedgewafflecookskirtduckparrysidestepmanipulate

Rhymes With

trudgenudgedrudgesludgebegrudgekludgejudgebudge
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