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

1. : foolish nonsense. often used interjectionally to express annoyance, disappointment, or disbelief.

Euphemistic form of what the f*ck.

² fudge /ˈfʌʤ/ noun. plural fudges.

The term fudge is said to have originated in the 17th century from the verb fadge and means "to fit together in a clumsy manner".

Minced oaths are commonly formed by alteration of a curse word. It often alters the ending of the word, such as "darn" for "damn", or "fudge" for "f*ck".

Fudge is a rich, chocolate candy made with plenty of sugar, cream, and butter. Fudge is usually cut into squares and eaten in small quantities. While fudge comes in many different flavors, it's usually chocolate. In the US, another kind of fudge is smooth, melted chocolate that can be poured over the top of ice cream.

Apparently, not giving a fudge does not equate with apathy. Rather, it means looking at a problem squarely and doing something about it.

Fudgie. Perhaps the best known of northern Michigan nicknames, a fudgie is a person visiting our area. The nickname grew out of the simple fact that most people don't manage to leave without first buying fudge. Indeed, thousands of rectangular pounds of the sweet stuff are exported every year.

to avoid making a decision or giving a clear answer about something: fudge the issue The government continues to fudge the issue by refusing to give exact figures. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

What is the fudge in law? ›

Fudge gives scope for the law in action to continue or change, without formally changing all of the law in the books. It does so by requiring the law in minds to pretend that something ambiguous or erroneous is correct.

fudge (verb as in fake, misrepresent) Strongest matches. evade exaggerate falsify overstate.

Whether you visit Mackinac Island on National Fudge Day in June or any other day – maybe during the Mackinac Island Fudge Festival in August – come find your favorite flavor and experience the fudge capital of the world!

Though it contains no saltwater, taffy—and fudge, its sister seaside treat—may benefit from being made in a beach climate. Perhaps the salty air simply gives people a hankering for something sweet; it's also possible that the candies' decelerated drying and oxidation in humid air give them a unique “coastal” flavor.

Fudge creation is often attributed to a happy accident in a confectionery experiment. The story goes that a batch of caramels went awry — “fudged,” in the parlance of the time — leading to the birth of this new sweet treat. This error resulted in the soft, creamy confection we now know as fudge.

By most accounts, the first batch of fudge was concocted in Baltimore in the 1880s. By the turn of the century, fudge-making arrived on Mackinac Island in northern Michigan, which today has a legitimate claim as the modern day fudge capital.

(idiomatic, slang) To perform anal sex.

English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English, Anglo-Norman French personal name Fulch or Fuche, usually a pet form of Old French Fulcher, Fucher (see Fulcher ). Voicing of 'ch' to soft 'g' gave rise to Fudge.

Fudgie. Perhaps the best known of northern Michigan nicknames, a fudgie is a person visiting our area. The nickname grew out of the simple fact that most people don't manage to leave without first buying fudge. Indeed, thousands of rectangular pounds of the sweet stuff are exported every year.