Fudge

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fudged p. pr. & vb. n. Fudging. ] 1. To make up; to devise; to contrive; to fabricate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fudged up into such a smirkish liveliness. N. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To foist; to interpolate. [ 1913 Webster ]

That last “suppose” is fudged in. Foote. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A kind of soft candy composed of sugar or maple sugar, milk, and butter, and often chocolate or nuts, boiled and stirred to a proper consistency. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a term or factor inserted into a calculation to compensate for anticipated errors, or to arbitrarily make the result conform to some desired conclusion. [ PJC ]