BLUDGE

Etymology

Noun

bludge (uncountable)

(Australia, New Zealand, slang) The act of bludging.

(Australia, New Zealand, slang) Easy work.

Synonyms

• (easy work): doddle

Verb

bludge (third-person singular simple present bludges, present participle bludging, simple past and past participle bludged)

(Australia, obsolete, slang) To live off the earnings of a prostitute.

(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To not earn one's keep, to live off someone else or off welfare when one could be working.

(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To avoid one's responsibilities; to leave it to others to perform duties that one is expected to perform.

(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To do nothing, to be idle, especially when there is work to be done.

(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To take some benefit and give nothing in return.

Synonyms

• (live off someone else): freeload, sponge

• (avoid one's responsibilities): shirk

• (be idle, do nothing): idle, laze, lounge

• (take without giving back): cadge, scrounge

Anagrams

• bugled, bulged

Source: Wiktionary



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