What is "fudge"

Fudge \Fudge\, n. [Cf. Prov. F. fuche, feuche, an interj. of contempt.] A made-up story; stuff; nonsense; humbug; -- often an exclamation of contempt.

Fudge \Fudge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fudged; p. pr. & vb. n. Fudging.]

1. To make up; to devise; to contrive; to fabricate.

   Fudged up into such a smirkish liveliness.
   --N. Fairfax.

2. To foist; to interpolate.

   That last ``suppose'' is fudged in.
   --Foote.

Fudge \Fudge\, n. A kind of soft candy composed of sugar or maple sugar, milk, and butter, and often chocolate or nuts, boiled and stirred to a proper consistency.

"nonsense, rubbish," (1791), earlier and more usually as a contemptuous interjection, "lies! nonsense!" Probably a natural extension from fudge (v.) "put together clumsily or dishonestly," q.v. But Farmer suggests provincial French fuche, feuche, "an exclamation of contempt from Low German futsch = begone."

"put together clumsily or dishonestly," by 1771 (perhaps from 17c.); perhaps an alteration of fadge "make suit, fit" (1570s), a verb of unknown origin. The verb fudge later had an especial association with sailors and log books. The traditional story of the origin of the interjection fudge "lies! nonsense!" (1766; see fudge (n.2)) traces it to a sailor's retort to anything considered lies or nonsense, from Captain Fudge, "who always brought home his owners a good cargo of lies" [Isaac Disraeli, 1791, citing a pamphlet from 1700]. It seems there really was a late 17c. Captain Fudge, called "Lying Fudge," and perhaps his name reinforced this form of fadge in the sense of "contrive without the necessary materials." The surname is from Fuche, a pet form of the masc. proper name Fulcher, from Germanic and meaning literally "people-army."

type of confection, 1895, American English, apparently a word first used among students at women's colleges; perhaps a special use from fudge (v.) or its noun derivative, via the notion of "insubstantial" or of something "faked-up" on the spot. The verb was used in school slang, and compare fudge (n.) "a made-up story" (1797).\n\n'He lies,' answered Lord Etherington, 'so far as he pretends I know of such papers. I consider the whole story as froth -- foam, fudge, or whatever is most unsubstantial. ...'

[Scott, "St. Ronan's Well," 1823]

interj. (context euphemistic English) Colloquially, used in place of fuck. n. 1 (context chiefly uncountable English) Light or frothy nonsense. 2 (context chiefly uncountable English) A type of very sweet candy or confection. Often used in the US synonymously with chocolate fudge. 3 (context countable English) A deliberately misleading or vague answer. 4 (context uncountable dated English) A made-up story; nonsense; humbug. 5 (context countable English) A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact. vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To try to avoid giving a direct answer; to waffle or equivocate. 2 To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty. Always deliberate, but not necessarily dishonest or immoral.

n. soft creamy candy

1. v. fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent]

2. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: hedge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]

Fudge is a type of confectionery which is made by mixing sugar, butter and milk, heating it to the soft-ball stage at , and then beating the mixture while it cools so that it acquires a smooth, creamy consistency. Fruits, nuts, caramel, candies, and other flavors are sometimes added either inside or on top.

Fudge is a generic role-playing game system for use in freeform role-playing games. The name "FUDGE" was once an acronym for Freeform Universal Donated (later, Do-it-yourself) Gaming Engine and, though the acronym has since been dropped, that phrase remains a good summation of the game's design goals. Fudge has been nominated for an Origins Award for Best Role-Playing Game System for the Deryni Role-Playing Game.

Rather than being a rigidly pre-defined set of rules like d20 System or GURPS, Fudge offers a customizable toolkit for building the users' own specialized role-playing game system. Such things as what attributes and skills will define characters are left to be determined by the Game Master and players, and several different optional systems for resolving actions and conflicts are offered. Fudge is not tied to any particular genre or setting and world builders are encouraged to invent appropriate attributes and rules tailored to the campaign.

Fudge is a type of confectionery, usually made with sugar, milk, butter and flavoring, often chocolate.

Fudge as a surname may refer to:

• Alan Fudge (born 1944), American actor
• Ann M. Fudge (born 1951) former CEO of Young & Rubicam, serves on a number of corporate boards
• Fenella Fudge, British radio announcer
• Georgia Fudge, American female bodybuilder
• Jamaal Fudge (born 1983), American footballer
• Marcia Fudge (born 1952), American politician
• Paula Fudge (born 1952), English long-distance runner

Fudge may refer to a fictional character:

• Fudge, character in the Fudge series of books by Judy Blume
• Cornelius Fudge, Minister for Magic in the Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling
• Fatty Fudge, cartoon character in The Beano comic

Fudge as a place may refer to:

• Fudge, Kentucky, United States

Fudge may also refer to:

• Fudge (chocolate bar), a brand of chocolate bar made by Cadbury
• Fudge (TV series), American television series
• Fudge (role-playing game system)
• Fudge 44, 2006 feature film by Graham Jones
• Fudge duck, colloquial name for the Ferruginous Duck
• Fudge factor, invented figure in a calculation, or faked information generally

Fudge is an American children's television series based on a series of Judy Blume books about a young boy nicknamed Fudge. The series ran for two seasons (1995–1997), with 24 episodes following a telefilm adaptation of Blume's novel Fudge-a-Mania, which aired on January 7, 1995 in primetime. Fudge premiered on ABC in January 1995, and switched to CBS for its second season. TV Guide twice listed Fudge as one of the Ten Best Shows for Children. The show was canceled in 1997. At the Seventeenth Annual Youth in Film Awards, the cast was nominated for a Young Actors Award, Best Performance by a Young Ensemble: Television. Nassira Nicola, who played Sheila Tubman, won for Best Performance by a Young Actress: TV Comedy Series.

Fudge is a brand of chocolate bar manufactured by Cadbury. It is a bar of fudge in a semi-circular cross-section covered in a layer of milk chocolate. Produced in small bite size bars and in larger bars, the Fudge continues to be produced and sold in countries such as the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was launched in 1948, originally under the name "Milk Fudge" which later became just Fudge.

In the 1970s through to the early 1990s Fudge was advertised with the famous slogan "A finger of fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat", conceived by singer and songwriter Mike d'Abo. Its accompanying jingle was based on the English folk song " The Lincolnshire Poacher".

In November/December 2010, production of Fudge was transferred to Cadbury's new plant in Skarbimierz, Poland from the Keynsham Cadbury's plant in Somerset. Labels for these products do not state a country of origin, instead stating "Made in the EU under license from Cadbury UK Ltd".