I was surprised by Mr. Burchell's interjections of Fudge! I would have thought it a more modern word. Here's what Oxford says:
Quote:
EXCLAMATION dated
Nonsense! (expressing disbelief or annoyance)
‘‘You know how she despises me!’ ‘Fudge! She dotes on you’’
Origin
Early 17th century: probably an alteration of obsolete fadge ‘to fit’. Early usage was as a verb in the sense ‘turn out as expected’, also ‘merge together’: this probably gave rise to its use in confectionery. In the late 17th century the verb came to mean ‘fit together in a clumsy or underhand manner’, which included facts or figures being cobbled together in a superficially convincing way: this led to the exclamation ‘fudge!’
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Lambswool sounds delicious. It would certainly make up for listening to your neighbor's long and dull stories. I'll have some please!
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