Definitions

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  • noun Australia, New Zealand, slang The act of bludging.
  • noun Australia, New Zealand, slang Easy work.
  • verb Australia, obsolete, slang To live off the earnings of a prostitute.
  • verb Australia, New Zealand, slang To not earn one's keep, to live off someone else or off welfare when one could be working.
  • verb Australia, New Zealand, slang To avoid one's responsibilities; to leave it to others to perform duties that one is expected to perform.
  • verb Australia, New Zealand, slang To do nothing, to be idle, especially when there is work to be done.
  • verb Australia, New Zealand, slang To take some benefit and give nothing in return.

Etymologies

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Backformation from bludger.

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Examples

  • Whereas girls may really get into the beautiful colors, we end up with eggs with 'simulated blood stains', or in a nice shade of black ... or better yet, their favorite new color 'bludge'.

    Boudicca's Voice Boudicca 2010

  • Stupid person can't let me have a friggin day off, interogating me about why I didn't have any work, and then calling me stupid for not bringing my books on a bludge day.

    blu94anjel Diary Entry blu94anjel 2008

  • Friday, Mar. 14, 2008 at 8: 06 p.m. Friday was just a complete bludge day.

    blu94anjel Diary Entry blu94anjel 2008

  • Saturday, Apr. 05, 2008 at 9: 48 p.m. Week was fairly dull, had two lovely bludge days while the Duke of Edders were off on their hike (which I'm too young to go on - boo), where the grade was split into three classes by last names.

    blu94anjel Diary Entry blu94anjel 2008

  • Though tomorrow will be slightly less bludge because I have to go into town to get a pair of jeans off layby and probably put another pair on layby lol.

    sierrazen Diary Entry sierrazen 2007

  • Today was supposed to be just a normal colourless bludge day - neither high no low.

    sierrazen Diary Entry sierrazen 2007

  • Today has been yet another lethargy filled bludge-fest.

    sierrazen Diary Entry sierrazen 2006

  • Unfortunately, mum wants me to do some things around the house so I wont be able to bludge or nap.

    sierrazen Diary Entry sierrazen 2006

  • I just want to bludge the day away but I cant because I have so much still to do.

    sierrazen Diary Entry sierrazen 2005

  • In eco and soc and because its such as small class today (everyone is at musical) we get to bludge on the computers.

    sierrazen Diary Entry sierrazen 2004

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  • 1 : to avoid work or responsibility

    *2 : to get something from or live on another by imposing on hospitality or good nature : sponge

    May 19, 2009

  • I try not to censure or judge,

    To resent or to harbor a grudge.

    He claims to be working

    And not really shirking

    But to rhyme, I suspect, is to bludge.

    October 28, 2014