Fudge

A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. Often used in the US synonymously with chocolate fudge.

"Have you tried the vanilla fudge? It's delicious!"

Light or frothy nonsense.

A deliberately misleading or vague answer.

A made-up story.

To try to avoid giving a direct answer.

"When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged."

To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty. Always deliberate, but not necessarily dishonest or immoral.

"Do you fudge your age?"

To botch or bungle something.

To cheat, especially in the game of marbles.

(minced oath) Used in place of fuck.

Nonsense; tommyrot.