bludge

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/blʌdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bluj)

Inflections of 'bludge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
bludges
v 3rd person singular
bludging
v pres p
bludged
v past
bludged
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bludge  (bluj),USA pronunciation v., bludged, bludg•ing, n. [Australian.]
v.t. 
  1. British Termsto shirk.
  2. British Termsto impose on (someone).

n. 
  1. British Termsan easy task.
  • 1915–20; false analysis of bludgeon (verb, verbal) gives phrase bludge on to impose on; back formation from bludgeon (noun, nominal) gives bludge (verb, verbal) to use a bludgeon, whence bludger bully, esp. a harlot's bully, pimp, hence shirker, whence bludge (verb, verbal) to shirk
bludg′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bludge /blʌdʒ/ Austral NZ informal vb
  1. when intr, often followed by on: to scrounge from (someone)
  2. (intransitive) to evade work
 n
  1. a very easy task; undemanding employment
Etymology: 19th Century: back formation from slang bludger pimp, from bludgeon
'bludge' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dole bludger

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