Thursday, March 11, 2010

Fadge

Websters 1828 Dictionary

Fadge FADGE, v.i. [L. pango, pegi, pepegi, figo; Gr.]
1. To suit; to fit; to come close, as the parts of things united. Hence, to have one part consistent with another.
2. To agree; to live in amity.
3. To succeed; to hit.
[This word is now vulgar, and improper in elegant writing.]


1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

FADGE It won't fadge; it won't do. A farthing.

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