fudgers
Those who mislead
Fudgers are people who fudge—who hedge, equivocate, or avoid giving straight answers.
A politician who won't commit to a position is a fudger.
The term also applies to those who cheat slightly or manipulate figures: The accountants were fudgers who made the numbers look better than they were.
Less commonly, fudgers are people who make fudge candy.
Pretenders to authenticity
- fabricatorsCreators of falsehoods
- doctoringAltering deceptively
- tamperingImproper interference with something
- cookingPreparing food with heat
massaging · tweaking · adjusting · manipulating · distorting · misrepresenting · embellishing · padding
Those who evade
- evadersThose who sidestep
- avoidersThose who evade
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
equivocating · waffling · skirting · deflecting · ducking · prevaricating · circumventing · stonewalling
Sweet from cacao seeds
- toffeeCaramelized sugar confection
- caramelCooked sugar confection
- confectionersMakers of candy
- fondantSmooth, moldable cake covering
praline · nougat · truffles · bonbons · ganache · kettle · marble slab · thermometer
fakers
Pretenders to authenticity
- fabricatorsCreators of falsehoods
- doctoringAltering deceptively
- tamperingImproper interference with something
cooking · massaging · tweaking · adjusting · manipulating · distorting · misrepresenting · embellishing · padding · inflating
dodgers
Those who evade
- evadersThose who sidestep
- avoidersThose who evade
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
hedging · equivocating · waffling · skirting · deflecting · ducking · prevaricating · circumventing · stonewalling · noncommittal
chocolate
Sweet from cacao seeds
- toffeeCaramelized sugar confection
- caramelCooked sugar confection
- confectionersMakers of candy
fondant · praline · nougat · truffles · bonbons · ganache · kettle · marble slab · thermometer · batch
fudgersstraight shooters
Forthright, honest individuals
truth-tellers · honest brokers · straight talkers · whistleblowers · truthers
fudgerssticklers
Those insisting on precision
straight arrows · perfectionists · pedants · nitpickers · literalists
- hot fudgeWarm, thick chocolate topping
- hot fudge sundaeIce cream with warm chocolate
- chocolate fudgeDense, creamy cocoa candy
- fudge itImprovise without real knowledge
- fudge factorArbitrary adjustment for uncertainty
- fudge cakeDense chocolate baked good