n.
Pronunciation: ' f ə j
Function: verb
Inflected Form: fudged ; fudg · ing
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1674
transitive verb
1 a : to devise as a substitute : FAKE b : FALSIFY < fudged the figures>
2 : to fail to come to grips with : DODGE < fudged the issue>
intransitive verb
1 : to exceed the proper bounds or limits of something <feel that the author has fudged a little on the ⋯ rules for crime fiction ― Newsweek > also : CHEAT < fudging on an exam>
2 : to fail to perform as expected
3 : to avoid commitment : HEDGE <the government's tendency to fudge on delicate matters of policy ― Claire Sterling>