bludge

blʌdʒ

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of bludge - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

work

act of avoiding work or responsibility

He was caught in a bludge during the meeting.

dodging

shirking

skiving

easy task

task requiring minimal effort

Finishing the report was a bludge.

breeze

cakewalk

cinch

Verb

intr.

shirking duties

avoid work or responsibility

He decided to bludge instead of completing his report..

dodge

shirk

live off others

live off someone else without contributing

She tends to bludge off her friends for meals.

freeload

mooch

sponge

money

scrounge resources or money from someone

He would often bludge a few dollars from his mates.

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Origin of bludge

Uncertain, possibly English slang

Examples of bludge in a sentence

The manager noticed her bludge and assigned more work.
The assignment was a bludge, taking only minutes to complete.
Cleaning the small room was a bludge for him.
She tends to bludge whenever there's a group task.
They caught him trying to bludge his way out of the chores.
He would often bludge off his roommates for rent.

They accused him of trying to bludge off their hard work.
Can you bludge twenty bucks until Friday?
She bludged lunch money from her brother.

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French:fainéantise, fainéanter, ...
German:Drückebergerei, drücken, ...
Italian:sfaticare, bighellonare, ...
Spanish:evasión, escaquearse, ...
Portuguese:moleza, fugir do trabalho, ...
Chinese:偷懒, 逃避, ...
Japanese:サボり, サボる, ...
Arabic:تملص, تَقاعَسَ, ...
Hebrew:הִתְחַמְּקוּת, לְהִתְחַמֵּק, ...
Russian:халтура, увиливать, ...
Ukrainian:ухилення від роботи, ухилятися, ...
Hindi:कामचोरी, कामचोरी करना, ...
Bengali:কাজ ফাঁকি, কাজ ফাঁকি দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:campana, escaquejar-se, ...
Czech:flákání, flákat se, ...
Danish:arbejdssmøleri, pjække, ...
Dutch:bludger, luieren, ...
Greek:κοπάνα, τεμπελιάζω, ...
Hungarian:lógás, lógni, ...
Khmer:ការគេចវេសពីការងារ, គេចវេស, ...
Korean:땡땡이, 일을 피하다, ...
Persian:تنبل‌بازی, از زیر کار در رفتن, ...
Polish:obijanie się, obijać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):moleza, fugir do trabalho, ...
Romanian:chiul, a se sustrage, ...
Swedish:smyga undan, slinka undan, ...
Thai:อู้งาน, หนีงาน, ...
Turkish:işten kaytarma, işten kaytarmak, ...
Vietnamese:trốn việc, sống nhờ, ...

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