The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fadge \Fadge\, v. i. [Cf. OE. faden to flatter, and AS. f?gan to join, unit, G. f["u]gen, or AS. [=a]f[ae]gian to depict; all perh. form the same root as E. fair. Cf. Fair, a., Fay to fit.] To fit; to suit; to agree.
They shall be made, spite of antipathy, to fadge
together.
--Milton.
Well, Sir, how fadges the new design ?
--Wycherley.
Fadge \Fadge\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
A small flat loaf or thick cake; also, a fagot. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 vb. 1 (context obsolete intransitive English) To be suitable ((term: with) or (term: to) something). 2 (context obsolete intransitive English) To agree, to get along ((term: with)). 3 (context obsolete intransitive English) To get on well; to cope, to thrive. 4 (context Geordie English) To eat together. 5 (context Yorkshire of a horse English) To move with a gait between a jog and a trot. Etymology 2
n. 1 (cx Ireland English) Irish potato bread; a flat farl, griddle-baked, often served fried. 2 (context New Zealand English) A wool pack, traditionally made of jute, now often synthetic. 3 (context Geordie English) A small loaf or bun made with left-over dough. 4 (context Yorkshire English) A gait of horses between a jog and a trot.
Usage examples of "fadge".
She’s all grand hogen-mogen one minute and a flirting flibbergib the next, but we fadge along pretty smartly—at least until your fine black gentleman presented himself.