Dictionary entry

Fudge (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Fudge, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fudged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fudging.] 1. To make up; to devise; to contrive; to fabricate; as, he never did the experiment, and merely fudged the data.

Fudged up into such a smirkish liveliness. N. Fairfax.

2. To foist; to interpolate.

That last “suppose” is fudged in. Foote.