I. fudge 1 /fʌdʒ/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [uncountable] a soft creamy brown sweet food
2 . a fudge British English an attempt to deal with a situation that does not solve its problems completely, or only makes it seem better
II. fudge 2 BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from fadge 'to fit, change' (16-19 centuries) ]
1 . [intransitive and transitive] to avoid giving exact details or a clear answer about something:
He tried to fudge the issue by saying that he did not want to specify periods.
2 . [transitive] to change important figures or facts to deceive people SYN fiddle :
Sibley has been fudging his data for years now.