fudged; fudging
2
: to fail to come to grips with : dodge
fudged the issue
1
: to exceed the proper bounds or limits of something
feel that the author has fudged a little on the … rules for crime fiction—
Newsweek
Newsweek2
: to fail to perform as expected
3
: to avoid commitment : hedge
the government's tendency to fudge on delicate matters of policy—Claire Sterling
Claire Sterling1
: foolish nonsense
—often used interjectionally to express annoyance, disappointment, or disbelief
2
: a soft creamy candy made typically of sugar, milk, butter, and flavoring
3
: something that is fudged
especially
: a bending of rules or a compromise
Synonyms
Verb
Noun
- applesauce [slang]
- balderdash
- baloney
- boloney
- beans
- bilge
- blah
- blah-blah
- blarney
- blather
- blatherskite
- blither
- bosh
- bull [slang]
- bunk
- bunkum
- buncombe
- claptrap
- codswallop [British]
- crapola [slang]
- crock
- drivel
- drool
- fiddle
- fiddle-faddle
- fiddlesticks
- flannel [British]
- flapdoodle
- folderol
- falderal
- folly
- foolishness
- garbage
- guff
- hogwash
- hokeypokey
- hokum
- hoodoo
- hooey
- horsefeathers [slang]
- humbug
- humbuggery
- jazz
- malarkey
- malarky
- moonshine
- muck
- nerts [slang]
- nonsense
- nuts
- piffle
- poppycock
- punk
- rot
- rubbish
- senselessness
- silliness
- slush
- stupidity
- taradiddle
- tarradiddle
- tommyrot
- tosh
- trash
- trumpery
- twaddle
Examples of fudge in a Sentence
Verb
Politicians have been known to fudge the issues.
The treasurer fudged the figures.
It was later discovered that the researchers had fudged their data.
Noun
We bought three kinds of fudge.
His response to these charges has been a series of denials and fudges.
Recent Examples on the WebPhilip Elliott, TIME, 24 June 2024
Families are also concerned that Jones might fudge any future earnings.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 14 June 2024
Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
These will join Publix’s other year-round offerings on the truck: Mint Chocolate Chip, Moose Tracks (vanilla ice cream packed with peanut butter cups and swirls of Moose Tracks fudge), and Lactose Free Vanilla.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
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Verb
As long as the answer is right, showing his work can be fudged in his mind.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 24 June 2024
Families are also concerned that Jones might fudge any future earnings.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 14 June 2024
Noun
Be sure to stop at The Remarkable Sweet Shop for the crème brulee fudge.
—Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
These will join Publix’s other year-round offerings on the truck: Mint Chocolate Chip, Moose Tracks (vanilla ice cream packed with peanut butter cups and swirls of Moose Tracks fudge), and Lactose Free Vanilla.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
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“Fudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fudge. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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fudge
2 of 2 noun1
: foolish nonsense
2
: a soft creamy candy made typically of milk, sugar, butter, and flavoring
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