FUDGE

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 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.

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fudge

Noun

  1. Light or frothy nonsense.
  2. 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. A deliberately misleading or vague answer.
  4. A made-up story; nonsense; humbug.
  5. A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.

Verb

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Interjection

  1. Colloquially, used in place of fuck.
    Oh, fudge!


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