fudgie

plural fudgies

1. Michigan [especially Mackinac Island] slangA tourist.

   [Larah] Moore has apparently worked in downtown Charlevoix during the festival for “most of [her] adult life” and this year was different because the “fudgies” were rude to her staff.

   2022 July 28, Chelsea Ritschel, “Manager closes restaurant early due to ‘arrogant’ and ‘cocky’ tourists: ‘Not here to be abused’”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2022

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   “You know my weakness.” […] They ordered, and then Veronique said, “Fudgie stories.” Veronique loved to hear and tell of the unique tourists. She wanted to take as many stories as possible back to her family in France.

   2005, Mary Davis, chapter 2, in The Island, Uhrichsville, Oh.: Heartsong Presents, →ISBN, page 17

   “As a mainlander you’ll be referred to as a fudgie by the islanders.” “What the blazes is a fudgie?” “They call you fudgie, like the rest of the tourists who go there to buy some of the most delicious fudge in the world from one of the many fudge shops on the island.”

   [2018, P. A. Gawel, “From the Water, it Looks Like an Island”, in Son of a Son of the Thin Man in Murder Along the Crooked Way, Meadville, Pa.: Christian Faith Publishing, →ISBN

   “Or maybe it was a fudgie.” I glanced at Mallory, remembering she was a visitor along with Aunt Ginny. “A fudgie is our fun pet name for tourist.” / “Ah,” Aunt Ginny said. “Because they come for the fudge and stay for the fun.” / “Exactly,” I said. “Anyway, what if it was a fudgie who heard the commotion and peeked between the bushes to see what was going on?[…]”

   2025, Nancy Coco, chapter 18, in Fudge and Marriage, New York, N.Y.: Kensington Books, →ISBN

2. informaluncommonA fudge confection or cookie.

   Mary’s Fudgies / These bars are delicious frozen, when they become like chewy toffees.

   2001, Gloria Lawson, Debbi Puffer, “Desserts”, in Tasty Vegan Delights, Hagerstown, Md.: Review and Herald Publishing Association, →ISBN, page 116, column 2

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   Those who find their way through the tunnels underneath the Boardwalk to the beach are met by hawkers selling fudgies.

   1964 August 21, “News Analysis; Atlantic City: Yesteryear; Convention Site Bears Faded Witness To a Period of Less Urgent Worries”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2025

   Pecan Fudgies (Makes about 30 2 1/2-inch cookies) […] Perhaps fudgies turned up here because sweetened condensed milk has long been a staple ingredient in many Florida kitchens -- it's used in the ever-popular key lime pie.

   2001 December 12, “Just for Cookie Fanatics”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2025

   This Canadian company offers an assortment that is “simple but tasty” (like the Pecan Caramel), “old-fashioned” (the Rum and Butter Fudgie), and “totally delicious” (the Strawberry Rosa).

   2005 February 2, YiLing Chen-Josephson, “Sweets for Your Sweetie”, in Slate, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2021

plural Fudgies

1. Alternative letter-case form of fudgie (“a tourist”).

   The Fudgie drives a foreign car, says “Michiganian” instead of “Michigander” and comes north only to visit the shops in Petoskey or on Mackinac Island.

   1997, Bob Linsenman, “Hexaritaville”, in Ted J. Rulseh, editor, Michigan Seasons: Classic Tales of Life Outdoors, Waukesha, Wis.: The Cabin Bookshelf, →ISBN, page 75

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   The combination of the Polish smaczny-"delicious"-and the Ojibwe gaskiwag-"dried smoked meat"-amounted to more than a mouthful for most Fudgies, the weekend tourists from downstate.

   2005 June 5, Steve Amick, “'The Lake, the River & the Other Lake'”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2025

   “It’s not so much that we don’t like the Fudgies.” Pepper pulled clean beer mugs from the steaming dishwasher. “We love Fudgies – they’re our life blood. It’s just that after long days of listening to them ask stupid questions – like ‘At what time does the five-mile-long Mackinac Bridge swing over to the island?’ – I guess we just need a little break.”

   2008 October, Jeanene Cooper, “Keeping the Secret”, in If I Should Never Wake, Charleston, S.C.: BookSurge, published July 2009, →ISBN, page 35