fudge box

noun

A mechanical contrivance into which linotype slugs containing late-breaking news are clamped.

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Meanings

nounfudge box (plural fudge boxes)

plural fudge boxes

  1. historicaljournalismA mechanical contrivance into which linotype slugs containing late-breaking news are clamped.
  2. broadlyjournalismA small blank area left in a newspaper layout for the insertion of late-breaking news.
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APA

fudge box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fudge%20box

MLA

“fudge box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fudge%20box. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fudge box,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fudge%20box.

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