BLUDGER


Meaning of BLUDGER in English

■ noun Austral./NZ informal a scrounger or idler: a dole ~.

Origin

C19 (orig. Brit. sl. denoting a pimp who robbed his prostitute's clients): abbrev. of bludgeoner .

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