Nudged vs Fudged - What's the difference?
nudged | fudged |
(nudge)
A gentle push.
(Internet) A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound.
(fruit machines) The rotation by one step of a reel of the player's choice.
To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.
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To near or come close to something.
(fudge)
Light or frothy nonsense.
A type of very sweet candy or confection. Often used in the US synonymously with chocolate fudge.
(countable) A deliberately misleading or vague answer.
(uncountable, dated) A made-up story; nonsense; humbug.
(countable) A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.
To try to avoid giving a direct answer; to waffle or equivocate.
To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty. Always deliberate, but not necessarily dishonest or immoral.
(euphemistic) Colloquially, used in place of fuck.
As verbs the difference between nudged and fudged
is that nudged is (nudge) while fudged is (fudge).nudged
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*nudge
English
Noun
(en noun)- Since the machine was showing two lemons and a cherry, I decided to try a nudge .
Verb
(nudg)citation, passage=Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges ” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control.}}
See also
* nudge nudge wink winkfudged
English
Verb
(head)fudge
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(wikipedia fudge)Noun
- Have you tried the vanilla fudge ? It's delicious!
Verb
(fudg)- When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged .
- The results of the experiment looked impressive, but it turned out the numbers had been fudged .
- I had to fudge the lighting to get the color to look good.
Derived terms
* fudgerInterjection
(head)- Oh, fudge !