/ blʌdʒ; NAmE / verb , noun
( AustralE , NZE , informal )
■ verb
1.
[ v ] to not do any work and live from what other people give you
2.
[ vn ] to ask sb for sth especially because you cannot or do not want to pay for it yourself
SYN cadge :
The girls bludged smokes.
■ noun
an easy job
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: back-formation from bludger .