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fudge

The correct spelling is fudge.

How to pronounce fudge

/fʌdʒ/
noun

IPA: /fʌdʒ/

Say it like: Fuj

The correct spelling is fudge. A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. Often used in the US synonymously with chocolate fudge. For example: "Have you tried the vanilla fudge? It's delicious!"

Usage Examples

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

When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged.

Do you fudge your age?

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. Often used in the US synonymously with chocolate fudge.
  2. 2.Light or frothy nonsense.
  3. 3.A deliberately misleading or vague answer.
  4. 4.A made-up story.
  5. 5.A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.

verb

  1. 1.To try to avoid giving a direct answer.
  2. 2.To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty. Always deliberate, but not necessarily dishonest or immoral.
  3. 3.To botch or bungle something.
  4. 4.To cheat, especially in the game of marbles.

interjection

  1. 1.(minced oath) Used in place of fuck.
  2. 2.Nonsense; tommyrot.

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