FUDGING
Verb
fudging
present participle of fudge
Noun
fudging (countable and uncountable, plural fudgings)
The act of something being fudged, altered so as to hide a flaw or uncertainty.
Source: Wiktionary
FUDGE
Fudge, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. F. fuche, feuche, an interj. of contempt.]
Definition: A made-up story; stuff; nonsense; humbug; -- often an
exclamation of contempt.
Fudge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fudged; p. pr. & vb. n. Fudging.]
1. To make up; to devise; to contrive; to fabricate.
Fudged up into such a smirkish liveliness. N. Fairfax.
2. To foist; to interpolate.
That last "suppose" is fudged in. Foote
.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition