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Fudge   /fədʒ/   Listen
noun
Fudge  n.  A made-up story; stuff; nonsense; humbug; often an exclamation of contempt.


Fudge  n.  A kind of soft candy composed of sugar or maple sugar, milk, and butter, and often chocolate or nuts, boiled and stirred to a proper consistency.


verb
Fudge  v. t.  (past & past part. fudged; pres. part. fudging)  
1.
To make up; to devise; to contrive; to fabricate. "Fudged up into such a smirkish liveliness."
2.
To foist; to interpolate. "That last "suppose" is fudged in."





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"Fudge" Quotes from Famous Books



... Fudge! The train was rattling through the yards. Another page crackled. Ha! Here was that unknown gentleman-thief again, up to his old tricks. It is remarkable how difficult it is to catch a thief who has good looks ...
— Hearts and Masks • Harold MacGrath
... a reminder that he had not yet performed his daily good turn. Upon mailing the letter to its proper address, and not until then, would Scout Harris, R.P. F.B.T. B.S.A., put his hat on right side out. He also took some fudge which he had made as a tribute to his unknown Woodcliff friend. He was prepared to chop her to pieces or to give her candy, whichever ...
— Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp • Percy Keese Fitzhugh
... teachers there was a duty of night watch in the school, and we had to do it in turn. But Badger and Red Shirt were not in it. On asking why these two were exempt from this duty, I was told that they were accorded by the government treatment similar to officials of "Sonin" rank. Oh, fudge! They were paid more, worked less, and were then excused from this night watch. It was not fair. They made regulations to suit their convenience and seemed to regard all this as a matter of course. How could they be so brazen faced as this! I was greatly ...
— Botchan (Master Darling) • Mr. Kin-nosuke Natsume, trans. by Yasotaro Morri
... legend. Nor is it stated or guessed what was the trend of those volumes; What thing soever it was—done with a pen and a pencil, Wrought with the brain, not a hoe—surely 'twas hostile to farming! "Fudge on the readin'!" they quoth; "that's what's ...
— John Smith, U.S.A. • Eugene Field
... "Fudge," said Lady Blanchemain. "London's the most beautiful capital in Europe—it's grandiose. And it's the only place where ...
— My Friend Prospero • Henry Harland


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