bludge


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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]
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bludge


Past participle: bludged
Gerund: bludging

Imperative
bludge
bludge
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.
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