fadge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be suitable (with or to something).
  2. To agree, to get along (with).
  3. To get on well; to cope, to thrive.
  4. To eat together.
  5. To move with a gait between a jog and a trot.
noun
  1. Irish potato bread; a flat farl, griddle-baked, often served fried.
  2. A wool pack, traditionally made of jute, now often synthetic.
  3. A small loaf or bun made with left-over dough.
  4. A gait of horses between a jog and a trot.
noun
  1. A farthing (old coin).
noun
  1. A vagina.

Pronunciation

/fæd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fadge.wav

Word forms

fadge fadges fadging fadged

Etymology

Unknown. According to Chambers, from Old English fēġan (“to join or fit together”); Liberman suggests a Middle English variant of fagot (“bundle of sticks”). Compare also Old English feċġan (“to seize, take hold, bring to”).

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