fudge

See also: Fudge

English

Fudge (candy).

Etymology

Probably a variant of fadge (“to fit”), the confectionery sense having evolved from the meaning of “merging together” or “turning out as expected”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʌd͡ʒ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ʌdʒ

Noun

fudge (countable and uncountable, plural fudges)

1. (chiefly uncountable) A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.

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

   1. (US) Chocolate fudge.
2. (uncountable) Light or frothy nonsense.
3. (countable) A deliberately misleading or vague answer.
4. (uncountable, dated) A made-up story.

   Synonyms: nonsense, humbug; see also Thesaurus:nonsense

5. (countable) A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.
6. (euphemistic, slang) Fecal matter; feces.

   Here comes the fudge!

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:feces

Derived terms

• every good boy deserves fudge
• fudge box
• fudge cake
• fudge dragon
• fudge factor
• fudge it
• fudge-nudger
• fudge packer
• fudge packing
• fudge the issue
• fudge tunnel
• holy fudge
• hot fudge
• pack fudge
• what the fudge

 

Translations

a very sweet confection

• Bulgarian: мек бонбон m (mek bonbon)
• Catalan: caramel (ca)
• Dutch: karamel (nl) m
• Finnish: fudge (fi)
• French: fondant (fr) m, caramel (fr) m, fudge (fr) m
• German: Fondant (de) m, Buttertoffee n
• Japanese: ファッジ (fajji)
• Korean: 퍼지 (peoji)
• Maori: whāti
• Marathi: फज m (phaj)
• Persian: اریس (fa) (eris)
• Polish: krówka (pl) f
• Russian: ири́с (ru) m (irís), ири́ска (ru) f (iríska)
• Spanish: manjar (es) m, dulce (es) m, ate (es) m (Mexico), ganache m, fudge m (Latin America), foch m (Latin America)
• Swedish: mjuk kola
• Yiddish: פֿאָדזש m (fodzh)

light or frothy nonsense

• Bulgarian: глупост (bg) f (glupost)
• Dutch: onzin (nl) m
• French: balivernes (fr) f pl
• German: Blödsinn (de) f
• Macedonian: глу́пост f (glúpost)
• Turkish: saçmalık (tr)

deliberately misleading or vague answer

• Bulgarian: заблуждение (bg) n (zabluždenie), извъртане (bg) n (izvǎrtane)
• Dutch: jantje van leiden n
• French: échappatoire (fr) f
• German: Ausweichen (de) n, Herumreden n, Schaumschlägerei f
• Russian: вздор (ru) m (vzdor), вы́думка (ru) f (výdumka), чушь (ru) f (čušʹ), враньё (ru) n (vranʹjó)
• Turkish: taklit (tr)

a made-up story; nonsense; humbug

• Bulgarian: измислица (bg) f (izmislica)
• Dutch: kwakkel (nl) m
• German: Fälschung (de) f, frisierte Geschichte f, Schwindel (de) m

a less than perfect decision or solution

• Dutch: geknoei (nl) n, knoeierij (nl) m
• German: Pfusch (de) m, Pfuscherei (de) f
• Spanish: componenda (es) f

Verb

fudge (third-person singular simple present fudges, present participle fudging, simple past and past participle fudged)

1. (intransitive) To try to avoid giving a direct answer.

   Synonyms: waffle, equivocate, hedge

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

2. (transitive) To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally.

   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.

   Do you fudge your age?

3. (dated, transitive, intransitive) To botch or bungle something.
4. To cheat, especially in the game of marbles.

   Synonyms: cheat; see also Thesaurus:deceive

Derived terms

• fudge together
• fudger
• fudge wheel

Translations

To try to avoid giving a direct answer

• Bulgarian: извъртам (bg) (izvǎrtam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 敷衍 (zh) (fūyǎn), 應付 / 应付 (zh) (yìngfu), 矇混 / 蒙混 (zh) (ménghùn)

• Dutch: ontwijken (nl)
• Finnish: vältellä (fi), kierrellä (fi)
• French: tourner autour du pot (fr)
• German: ausweichen (de)
• Portuguese: tergiversar (pt)
• Russian: уви́ливать (ru) impf (uvílivatʹ), увильну́ть (ru) pf (uvilʹnútʹ)
• Yiddish: אַרומגיין (arumgeyn), אַרויסדרייען זיך פֿון (aroysdreyen zikh fun)

To alter something from its true state

• Dutch: verdraaien (nl)
• Finnish: manipuloida (fi), muokata (fi), muuttaa (fi)
• French: trafiquer (fr) m, manipuler (fr) m
• German: frisieren (de), manipulieren (de)
• Spanish: manipular (es)
• Yiddish: פֿאַלשעווען (falsheven)

Interjection

fudge

1. (colloquial, minced oath) Used in place of fuck.
   • 1866, George Eliot, Felix Holt:

     Fudge! if you had such a fine instinct, why did you let us go to Transome Court and make fools of ourselves?

2. (colloquial, archaic) Nonsense; tommyrot.
   • 1871, George Eliot, Middlemarch:

     Oh, fudge! Don't lecture me.

Translations

euphemism for "fuck!"

• Catalan: fonoll (ca)
• French: tabarnouche (fr) (Canada)
• German: Mist! (de)
• Portuguese: fosca-se! (pt)
• Russian: блин! (ru) (blin!) - euphemism for "блядь! (bljadʹ!)" (bljadʹ!), песе́ц! (ru) (peséc!) - euphemism for "пиздец! (pizdec!)" (pizdéc!)
• Spanish: rayos (es)

Further reading

• fudge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Finnish

Etymology

From English fudge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfudɡe/, [ˈfudɡe̞]
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑdʒ/, [ˈfɑ̝dʒ]
• Rhymes: -udɡe
• Hyphenation^(key): fud‧ge

Noun

fudge

1. fudge (type of confection)

Declension

Inflection of fudge (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		fudge	fudget
genitive		fudgen	fudgejen
partitive		fudgea	fudgeja
illative		fudgeen	fudgeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		fudge	fudget
accusative	nom.	fudge	fudget
	gen.	fudgen
genitive		fudgen	fudgejen fudgein rare
partitive		fudgea	fudgeja
inessive		fudgessa	fudgeissa
elative		fudgesta	fudgeista
illative		fudgeen	fudgeihin
adessive		fudgella	fudgeilla
ablative		fudgelta	fudgeilta
allative		fudgelle	fudgeille
essive		fudgena	fudgeina
translative		fudgeksi	fudgeiksi
abessive		fudgetta	fudgeitta
instructive		—	fudgein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of fudge (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fudgeni fudgeni accusative nom. fudgeni fudgeni gen. fudgeni genitive fudgeni fudgejeni fudgeini rare partitive fudgeani fudgejani inessive fudgessani fudgeissani elative fudgestani fudgeistani illative fudgeeni fudgeihini adessive fudgellani fudgeillani ablative fudgeltani fudgeiltani allative fudgelleni fudgeilleni essive fudgenani fudgeinani translative fudgekseni fudgeikseni abessive fudgettani fudgeittani instructive — — comitative — fudgeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fudgesi fudgesi accusative nom. fudgesi fudgesi gen. fudgesi genitive fudgesi fudgejesi fudgeisi rare partitive fudgeasi fudgejasi inessive fudgessasi fudgeissasi elative fudgestasi fudgeistasi illative fudgeesi fudgeihisi adessive fudgellasi fudgeillasi ablative fudgeltasi fudgeiltasi allative fudgellesi fudgeillesi essive fudgenasi fudgeinasi translative fudgeksesi fudgeiksesi abessive fudgettasi fudgeittasi instructive — — comitative — fudgeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fudgemme fudgemme accusative nom. fudgemme fudgemme gen. fudgemme genitive fudgemme fudgejemme fudgeimme rare partitive fudgeamme fudgejamme inessive fudgessamme fudgeissamme elative fudgestamme fudgeistamme illative fudgeemme fudgeihimme adessive fudgellamme fudgeillamme ablative fudgeltamme fudgeiltamme allative fudgellemme fudgeillemme essive fudgenamme fudgeinamme translative fudgeksemme fudgeiksemme abessive fudgettamme fudgeittamme instructive — — comitative — fudgeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fudgenne fudgenne accusative nom. fudgenne fudgenne gen. fudgenne genitive fudgenne fudgejenne fudgeinne rare partitive fudgeanne fudgejanne inessive fudgessanne fudgeissanne elative fudgestanne fudgeistanne illative fudgeenne fudgeihinne adessive fudgellanne fudgeillanne ablative fudgeltanne fudgeiltanne allative fudgellenne fudgeillenne essive fudgenanne fudgeinanne translative fudgeksenne fudgeiksenne abessive fudgettanne fudgeittanne instructive — — comitative — fudgeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative fudgensa fudgensa accusative nom. fudgensa fudgensa gen. fudgensa genitive fudgensa fudgejensa fudgeinsa rare partitive fudgeaan fudgeansa fudgejaan fudgejansa inessive fudgessaan fudgessansa fudgeissaan fudgeissansa elative fudgestaan fudgestansa fudgeistaan fudgeistansa illative fudgeensa fudgeihinsa adessive fudgellaan fudgellansa fudgeillaan fudgeillansa ablative fudgeltaan fudgeltansa fudgeiltaan fudgeiltansa allative fudgelleen fudgellensa fudgeilleen fudgeillensa essive fudgenaan fudgenansa fudgeinaan fudgeinansa translative fudgekseen fudgeksensa fudgeikseen fudgeiksensa abessive fudgettaan fudgettansa fudgeittaan fudgeittansa instructive — — comitative — fudgeineen fudgeinensa

See also

• kinuski
• toffee

Further reading

• “fudge”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02