fudge C2 Topic:Register & Style US /fʌd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #11840 Meanings 1 noun 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! 2 noun The stop press portion of a newspaper. 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries 'That is all, sir—no, here is something more about it in the "fudge".' Greatorex rearranged the paper to display the 'Stop Press' space and read on. 3 noun Fecal matter; feces. Here comes the fudge! 4 verb To try to avoid giving a direct answer. When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · fecal matter; feces. boo-booboom-boomcacacackchocolatechocolate hot dogcrapcrud 4 verb · to try to avoid giving a... equivocatehedgewaffle Word family Derived forms fudge-nudgerfudgeablefudgebagfudgelikefudgerfudgsiclefudgyunfudged Common collocations fudge sauce Noun + noun Etymology Probably a variant of fadge (“to fit”), the confectionery sense having evolved from the meaning of “merging together” or “turning out as expected”. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fudge **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /fʌd͡ʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 11840 ## Meanings 1. A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. 2. The stop press portion of a newspaper. 3. Fecal matter; feces. 4. To try to avoid giving a direct answer. ## Examples - Have you tried the vanilla fudge? It's delicious! - 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries 'That is all, sir—no, here is something more about it in the "fudge".' Greatorex rearranged the paper to display the 'Stop Press' space and read on. - Here comes the fudge! - When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged. ## Synonyms - boo-boo - boom-boom - caca - cack - chocolate - chocolate hot dog - crap - crud - equivocate - hedge - waffle ## Derived Forms - fudge-nudger - fudgeable - fudgebag - fudgelike - fudger - fudgsicle - fudgy - unfudged ## Etymology Probably a variant of fadge (“to fit”), the confectionery sense having evolved from the meaning of “merging together” or “turning out as expected”. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown