fudge the issue

verb

Adopt a solution to a specific problem which does not address the larger, more general problem of which the specific problem is an instance.

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Meanings

verbfudge the issue (third-person singular simple present fudges the issue, present participle fudging the issue, simple past and past participle fudged the issue)

present singular third person fudges the issue · participle present fudging the issue · participle past fudged the issue · past fudged the issue

  1. idiomaticAdopt a solution to a specific problem which does not address the larger, more general problem of which the specific problem is an instance.
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APA

fudge the issue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fudge%20the%20issue

MLA

“fudge the issue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fudge%20the%20issue. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fudge the issue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fudge%20the%20issue.

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