verb
- to avoid work or responsibility; to shirk or slack off
- to obtain something by begging or cadging; to mooch
Usage: informal; chiefly Australian and New Zealand English
Usage: informal; chiefly Australian and New Zealand English
noun
- a person who avoids work or shirks responsibility
Usage: informal; chiefly Australian and New Zealand English
Examples
- He spent the afternoon bludging instead of finishing his assignment.
- Don't bludge off work—you need to pull your weight on this project.
- She bludged a cigarette from her friend outside the café.
- He's known as a bludge who never contributes to group efforts.
- They bludged around the house all weekend doing nothing.
- Stop trying to bludge favors from everyone you meet.