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fadge.

To be suitable (with or to something).

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/fæd͡ʒ/
  1. To be suitable (with or to something).

    intransitive · obsolete
  2. To agree, to get along (with).

    intransitive · obsolete
  3. To get on well; to cope, to thrive.

    intransitive · obsolete
  4. To eat together.

    Geordie
  5. To move with a gait between a jog and a trot.

    Yorkshire
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/fæd͡ʒ/
  1. Irish potato bread; a flat farl, griddle-baked, often served fried.

    Ireland
  2. A wool pack, traditionally made of jute, now often synthetic.

    New-Zealand
  3. A small loaf or bun made with left-over dough.

    Geordie
  4. A gait of horses between a jog and a trot.

    Yorkshire
Where this word comes from

Uncertain, but potentially from or related to Old English faċġ (“flat-fish, plaice, flounder”).

noun/fæd͡ʒ/
  1. A farthing (old coin).

    UK · archaic · slang
noun/fæd͡ʒ/
  1. A vagina.

    UK · slang · vulgar
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