fudge

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But while Rey has been enjoying steady employment as a man who is directly responsible for the fudge, and the packing thereof, there is one aspect of his job that has been a little upsetting to him.

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  1. noun A soft rich candy made of sugar, milk, butter, and flavoring.
  2. noun Nonsense; humbug.
  3. transitive verb To fake or falsify: fudge casualty figures.

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  • If I regularly ate what everyone else here is having—" she nodded towardSunny's Belgian waffle crowned with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge, and Perry's three-egg western omelet with sausage, toast and home fries "—I'd weigh two hundred pounds Nick glanced at his own partially eaten breakfast: two fried eggs, a stack of pancakes and a pile of extra-crispy bacon. —  ABC Amber LIT Converter
  • The American woman friend was crouching at the fire making fudge, the man was away in his room, when a thundering knock at the door. —  Lawrence - Kangaroo
  • But while Rey has been enjoying steady employment as a man who is directly responsible for the fudge, and the packing thereof, there is one aspect of his job that has been a little upsetting to him. —  The Toque
  • She's going to make fudge, and paper fairies. —  Marjorie's Busy Days
  • The fudge was a power unto itself and made war on all the rest. —  The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping
 

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toffee ·  caramel ·  pistachio ·  marshmallow ·  brownie ·  butterscotch ·  ice-cream ·  nougat ·  lasagna ·  chocolate ·  coconut ·  sundae

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fudge:   fudging ·  fudged
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Etymologies (4)

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  1. Possibly alteration of fadge, to fit.

Toggle Century etymologies Century Dictionary (3)

  1. A dial. word, of obscure origin.
  2. from fudge, v.
  3. English dial.: see fudge, n.
 

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