bludge
To not earn one's keep, to live off someone else or off welfare when one could be workingTo not earn one's keep, to live off someone else or off welfare when one could be working.
Meaning
5 senses(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.
Can I bludge a cigarette off you?
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(Australia, obsolete, slang)To live off the earnings of a prostitute.
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Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Back-formation from bludger.Back-formation from bludger.
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Forms
bludges, bludging, bludged, bludgedSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle