Fudge Meaning
/fʌd͡ʒ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
nounA type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream., Chocolate fudge.
Sentence Examples
Fudge! My stocking's run.
Fudge is not at all healthy, but it sure is amazingly tasty.
My favourite type of food is chocolate fudge.
CEFR Practice Quiz
To avoid giving a clear answer, the politician decided to ____ on the numbers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The confectionery shop is famous for its homemade chocolate ____, which is incredibly rich and smooth.
Word Origin & History
Probably a variant of fadge (“to fit”), the confectionery sense having evolved from the meaning of “merging together” or “turning out as expected”.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"'That is all, sir—no, here is something more about it in the "fudge".'
Greatorex rearranged the paper to display the 'Stop Press' space and read on."
— 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:
"Llama 4, which was released in April 2025, was a flop, and the company was accused of gaming benchmarks to make it look more impressive. [Yann] LeCun admits that the “results were fudged a little bit”, and the team used different models for different benchmarks to give better results."
— 2026 January 3, Melissa Heikkilä, “Lunch with the FT: Yann LeCun”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:
"Check yo' ass, or I'll fudge you up, mach schnell!"
— 2000 January 21, Jesse Friedman, “get your wu-name now...”, in alt.music.ween (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Dec 2025:
"I thought so. And they say I have a bad memory.... Fudge em."
— 2001 September 20, Aerogram, “Things That Irritate A Sane Person”, in alt.worst.of.usenet (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Dec 2025:
""Who the fudge are you?" ("Fudge" is not the word he uses but you get the idea.) / We say, "We're with CNN." / "I don't like the fudging media," is his reply. "Who are you supposed to be with?" (It's the first time he hasn't used the "fudge" word in a sentence.)"
— 2002 March 15, Martin Savidge, “An uphill battle”, in CNN.com, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2002:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To avoid giving a clear answer, the politician decided to ____ on the numbers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The confectionery shop is famous for its homemade chocolate ____, which is incredibly rich and smooth.