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verb (used with object)
1.
to shirk.
2.
to impose on (someone).
noun
3.
an easy task.
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Bludge
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| Main Entry: | bludge1 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to shirk or avoid work; also bludge on |
| Etymology: | back formation of bludger 'someone who imposes' |
| Usage: | Australian slang; bludged, bludging |
| Main Entry: | bludge2 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to impose on or live off others; also bludge on |
| Etymology: | back formation of bludger 'someone who imposes' |
| Usage: | Australian slang; bludged, bludging |
| Main Entry: | bludge |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | an easy task; a job or task which entails no work |
| Etymology: | back formation of bludger 'someone who imposes' |
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Word Origin & History
bludge
"shirk responsibility," 1919, Australian and New Zealand slang, earlier "be a prostitute's pimp," from bludger "pimp" (1856), short for bludgeoner (see bludgeon).
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