fudging

noun, adv — 2 senses

fudging

noun
1

The act of something being fudged, altered so as to hide a flaw or uncertainty.

  • And what of the falsifications, the fudgings and fabrications of observations? Hartner has found evidence that fudging was common enough, in a time when there was as yet no theory of error, no rules for the consistent use of significant figures, […]1984, Journal for the History of Astronomy, volume 15, numbers 6-7, page 46:

fudging

adv
1

Euphemistic An intensifier similar to fucking.

  • That film was fudging cool!
  • It's too fudging cold outside.
Related terms
fudge

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