bludge goof off, avoid work; sponge
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bludge (blʌdʒ ) vb 1. (when: intr, often foll by on ) to scrounge from (someone)
2. (intr ) to evade work
3. (intr ) archaic to act as a pimp
n a very easy task; undemanding employment
[C19: back formation from slang bludger pimp, from bludgeon]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
bludge Past participle: bludgedGerund: bludgingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I bludge you bludge he/she/it bludges we bludge you bludge they bludge
Preterite I bludged you bludged he/she/it bludged we bludged you bludged they bludged
Present Continuous I am bludging you are bludging he/she/it is bludging we are bludging you are bludging they are bludging
Present Perfect I have bludged you have bludged he/she/it has bludged we have bludged you have bludged they have bludged
Past Continuous I was bludging you were bludging he/she/it was bludging we were bludging you were bludging they were bludging
Past Perfect I had bludged you had bludged he/she/it had bludged we had bludged you had bludged they had bludged
Future I will bludge you will bludge he/she/it will bludge we will bludge you will bludge they will bludge
Future Perfect I will have bludged you will have bludged he/she/it will have bludged we will have bludged you will have bludged they will have bludged
Future Continuous I will be bludging you will be bludging he/she/it will be bludging we will be bludging you will be bludging they will be bludging
Present Perfect Continuous I have been bludging you have been bludging he/she/it has been bludging we have been bludging you have been bludging they have been bludging
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been bludging you will have been bludging he/she/it will have been bludging we will have been bludging you will have been bludging they will have been bludging
Past Perfect Continuous I had been bludging you had been bludging he/she/it had been bludging we had been bludging you had been bludging they had been bludging
Conditional I would bludge you would bludge he/she/it would bludge we would bludge you would bludge they would bludge
Past Conditional I would have bludged you would have bludged he/she/it would have bludged we would have bludged you would have bludged they would have bludged
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bludge verb (Austral. & N.Z. informal) slack , skive (Brit. informal) , idle , shirk , gold-brick (U.S. slang) , bob off (Brit. slang) , scrimshank (Brit. military slang) He was sacked for bludging on the job. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
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