Definitions for fudge

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Spelling: [fuhj]

IPA: /fʌdʒ/

Fudge is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 37 anagrams from letters in fudge (defgu).

Definitions for fudge

noun

1. a soft candy made of sugar, butter, milk, chocolate, and sometimes nuts.
2. nonsense or foolishness (often used as an interjection).
3. 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.
4. the bulletin thus printed, often in color.
5. a machine or attachment for printing such a bulletin.

verb (used with object)

1. to avoid coming to grips with (a subject, issue, etc.); evade; dodge:

verb (used without object)

1. to talk nonsense.
2. to cheat or welsh (often followed by on):
3. to avoid coming to grips with something:
4. to exaggerate a cost, estimate, etc., in order to allow leeway for error.

Origin of fudge

1895-1900, Americanism; of uncertain origin; the word was early in its history associated with college campuses, where fudge-making was popular; however, attempts to explain it as a derivativ

Examples for fudge

Democrats, who sense military misgivings, try to fudge the differences in order to ingratiate themselves.

Rather, I'm just incensed by those who fudge its ability beyond all recognition.

But what I suspect he was trying to fudge before the residency panel was, indeed, his residency.

“Oh, fudge on the judges,” Langford exclaimed in affected disgust.

The religious messages in the April holidays are pointed, unequivocal, impossible to fudge.

So we stopped at the store, and she's loaded me down with stuff for fudge.

There was to be fudge, too, which Nancy had the knack of making.

If any politician could be trusted not to fudge their mileage, it would be “Honest Abe.”

Clayton knew it very well, and the trick of examining the books was all a fudge.

I don't call this fudge; what I mean by fudge is, outside without inside.