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Image:Russianfudge.JPG|thumb|right|Fugde (candy).
Pronunciation
IPA|/f�d�/
SAMPA|/fVdZ/
audio|en-us-fudge.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�d�|-�d�
Noun
fudge
- uncountable 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!
- A deliberately misleading or vague answer; a less than perfect decision or solution.
Translations
trans-top|a very sweet confection
Finnish: kinuski
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Swedish: mjuk kola
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Verb
en-verb|fudg|ed
- intransitive 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.
- 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.
Translations
trans-top|To try to avoid giving a direct answer
Finnish: vältellä
German: ausweichen
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trans-top|To alter something from its true state
Finnish: manipuloida
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Interjection
fudge
- euphemism Colloquially, used in place of fuck.
#: Oh, fudge!
Derived terms
fudge factor
fudge packer
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