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单词 bludge
释义

bludge

[ bluhj ]
/ blʌdʒ /
Australian

verb (used with object), bludged, bludg·ing.

to shirk.
to impose on (someone).

noun

an easy task.

Origin of bludge

1915–20; false analysis of bludgeon (v.) gives phrase bludge on to impose on; back formation from bludgeon (noun) gives bludge (v.) to use a bludgeon, whence bludger bully, especially a harlot's bully, pimp, hence shirker, whence bludge (v.) to shirk

OTHER WORDS FROM bludge

bludger, noun

Words nearby bludge

blub, blubber, blubberhead, blubbery, blucher, bludge, bludgeon, bludger, blue, blue agave, blue alert
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British Dictionary definitions for bludge

bludge
/ (blʌdʒ) Australian and NZ informal /

verb

(when intr , often foll by on) to scrounge from (someone)
(intr) to evade work
(intr) archaic to act as a pimp

noun

a very easy task; undemanding employment

Word Origin for bludge

C19: back formation from slang bludger pimp, from bludgeon
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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