Fudge

Quick meaning: Fudge is a noun meaning (uncountable) Light or frothy nonsense.

Meaning

(uncountable) Light or frothy nonsense.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A deliberately misleading or vague answer.
2. (uncountable, dated) A made-up story.
3. (countable) A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.
4. (euphemistic, slang) Fecal matter; feces.
5. (intransitive) To try to avoid giving a direct answer.
6. (chiefly uncountable) A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
7. (archaic, journalism, slang) The stop press portion of a newspaper.

Example Sentences

Here comes the fudge!

Do you fudge your age?

Have you tried the vanilla fudge? It's delicious!

I had to fudge the lighting to get the color to look good.

Word Forms

• fudges
• fudging
• fudged

Synonyms for fudge

Depending on context, synonyms include nonsense, humbug, absurdity, applesauce, bafflegab, balderdash.

Related Words

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