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bludge verb [ blʌdʒ ]

• shirk responsibility and live off the efforts of others.
• "they were sick of bludging on the public"

bludge noun

• an easy job or assignment.
• "that night shift must be the biggest bludge on earth"
Origin: late 19th century: back-formation from bludger.

on the bludge

• shirking responsibility and living off the efforts of others.
"they are on the bludge looking for good times at the taxpayers' expense"



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