Top of Page Home Search Heritage Web Site A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z



fadge v also fodge*, fudge OED ~ 5 obs (1611-1789); EDD ~ v3. To do things for oneself; to manage (on one's own).
   1937 DEVINE 21 ~ To bustle about; to manage. 'I got to fadge for meself now.' C 71-99 When [the husband] finds himself suddenly living alone, now he has to lodge for himself... To a guest: 'Fodge for yourself. Make yourself at home.' 1976 GUY 65 Me here all alone, a poor old widow woman, fudgin' along for myself through a hardish winter.

Go Back