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fudge

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.

Pronunciation

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fuhj
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈfʌdʒ

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. chiefly uncountable

    A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.

  2. us

    Chocolate fudge.

  3. countable

    A deliberately misleading or vague answer.

  4. uncountable

    Light or frothy nonsense.

  5. countable

    A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.

verb

  1. transitive

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

  2. Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

  3. intransitive

    To try to avoid giving a direct answer.

  4. To cheat, especially in the game of marbles.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.

Used this way, fudge is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Moderate
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use fudge

  • “Don't try to fudge the numbers on your report; just be honest about the results.”verb

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Sweet

chocolate fudgefudge sundae

Other combinations

hot fudgefudge saucefudge factorfudge cakevanilla fudgemake fudge

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • fudge factornounCompound term

    A quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure.

  • fudge saucenounCompound term

    Thick chocolate sauce served hot.

  • fudge togetherverbCompound term

    Produce shoddily, without much attention to detail.

  • divinity fudgenounCompound term

    White creamy fudge made with egg whites.

  • chocolate fudgenounCompound term

    Fudge made with chocolate or cocoa.

  • hot-fudge saucenounCompound term

    Thick chocolate sauce served hot.

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