Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Australia, New Zealand, slang The act of bludging.
- n. Australia, New Zealand, slang Easy work.
- v. Australia, obsolete, slang To live off the earnings of a prostitute.
- v. Australia, New Zealand, slang To not earn one's keep, to live off someone else or off welfare when one could be working.
- v. Australia, New Zealand, slang To avoid one's responsibilities; to leave it to others to perform duties that one is expected to perform.
- v. Australia, New Zealand, slang To do nothing, to be idle, especially when there is work to be done.
- v. Australia, New Zealand, slang To take some benefit and give nothing in return.
Etymologies
- Backformation from bludger. (Wiktionary)
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'.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Friday, Mar. 14, 2008 at 8: 06 p.m. Friday was just a complete bludge day.”
“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.”
“Today was supposed to be just a normal colourless bludge day - neither high no low.”
“Unfortunately, mum wants me to do some things around the house so I wont be able to bludge or nap.”
“Today has been yet another lethargy filled bludge-fest.”
“I just want to bludge the day away but I cant because I have so much still to do.”
“In eco and soc and because its such as small class today (everyone is at musical) we get to bludge on the computers.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bludge’.
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tatterdemalion's list
chrysalis, colloquy, peroration, syncretism, dickering, gamelan, dictatress, adventurism, untenable, presumption of fa..., lovelorn, bawdily and 47 more...
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BetaRish's Words
brigand, teetotum, internship, thribble, neologism, readies, resfest, tohubohu, tanzen, regression, nutlet, bandolier and 111 more...
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fred's string
this list is a list.
shingle, inflatable, throbbing, bludge, tendon, weiner, gutter, bong, glacier, kite, giggle, sibling and 52 more...
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pax australiana
first in, best dr..., chalk and cheese, chuck a sickie, banana bender, sandgroper, croweater, budgie smuggler, bludge, bathers, swimmers, bogan, buck's night and 73 more...
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GARY 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