fudge

A soft, very sweet food made with sugar, butter, and milk, often with chocolate added.

• I bought some chocolate fudge.
• She cut the fudge into small squares.
• Would you like a piece of vanilla fudge?

Common phrases: chocolate fudge, vanilla fudge, homemade fudge

An answer that deliberately hides the truth or avoids saying anything clearly.

• His answer was a fudge.
• The minister offered a political fudge instead of a clear decision.
• We need a proper answer, not another fudge.

Similar words: evasion

Common phrases: political fudge, a fudge, another fudge

Words or ideas that are silly and have no real value.

• That story is pure fudge.
• He dismissed their romantic talk as sentimental fudge.
• Why do you believe such fudge?

Similar words: nonsense, rubbish

Common phrases: sentimental fudge, mere fudge, such fudge

To avoid giving a clear, direct answer to a question.

• Please do not fudge the question.
• She fudged when I asked about the cost.
• The manager keeps fudging the issue of pay.

Similar words: evade, dodge

Common phrases: fudge the issue, fudge an answer, fudge the question

To change details or numbers so that problems or the truth are hidden.

• He fudged the figures.
• They fudged the results to make the experiment look successful.
• You cannot fudge the numbers just to meet your target.

Similar words: manipulate, doctor

Common phrases: fudge the figures, fudge the results, fudge the numbers