BLUDGE


Meaning of BLUDGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbləj ]

verb

( bludged ; bludg·ing )

Etymology: back-formation from British argot bludger pimp, probably contraction of bludgeoner one wielding a bludgeon, from bludgeon

Date: circa 1919

intransitive verb

1. chiefly Australian & New Zealand : to avoid work or responsibility

2. chiefly Australian & New Zealand : sponge 2

transitive verb

chiefly Australian & New Zealand : sponge 3

• bludg·er noun , chiefly Australian & New Zealand

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.