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fudge



1. To perform in an incomplete but marginally acceptable way, particularly with respect to the writing of a program. "I didn't feel like going through that pain and suffering, so I fudged it - I'll fix it later."

2. The resulting code.

[Jargon File]

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
 

 

Fudge \Fudge\, n. [Cf. Prov. F. fuche, feuche, an interj. of contempt.]

A made-up story; stuff; nonsense; humbug; -- often an exclamation of contempt. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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

1. To make up; to devise; to contrive; to fabricate. [1913 Webster]

Fudged up into such a smirkish liveliness. --N. Fairfax. [1913 Webster]

2. To foist; to interpolate. [1913 Webster]

That last "suppose" is fudged in. --Foote. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

fudge

noun

soft creamy candy

verb

1: 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]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Fudge \Fudge\, n. [Cf. Prov. F. fuche, feuche, an interj. of contempt.]

A made-up story; stuff; nonsense; humbug; -- often an exclamation of contempt.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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