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JadziaDax · 11-06-2003, 11:42 PM

The Word of the Day for November 7 is:

bludge • \BLUHJ\ • (verb) chiefly Australian & New Zealand: 1. to avoid work or responsibility; 2. sponge

A little more information about today’s word:
Though they can be annoying, people who bludge -- bludgers -- are relatively harmless. On the other hand, a big bully armed with a bludgeon -- a "bludgeoner" -- can do some pretty major damage. "Bludgeoner" was shortened in England to "bludger" (slang for "pimp") back in the 19th century. That bludger was certainly a kind of bully, one apparently willing to wield a bludgeon now and then to insure his livelihood. In the early 20th century, "bludge" became the verb for what a bludger does. By then, a somewhat softened "bludger" had appeared in Australia and New Zealand: the pimping and the bullying were eliminated, and the parasitical tendencies reduced to mere cadging or sponging.

My sentence (using definition #2):
"I'm okay because I come home and bludge off Mum and Dad, but if I had to stay in London I would have to find another job."
-- Ballet dancer Hannah Bagshaw, quoted in The Christchurch [N.Z.] Press, December 27, 2000

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition.

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JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day November 7 The Word of the Day for November 7 is: bludge • \BLUHJ\ • (verb) chiefly Australian & New Zealand: 1. to avoid work or responsibility; 2. sponge A little more information about today’s word: Though they can be annoying, people who bludge -- bludgers -- are relatively harmless. On the other hand, a big bully armed with a bludgeon -- a "bludgeoner" -- can do some pretty major damage. "Bludgeoner" was shortened in England to "bludger" (slang for "pimp") back in the 19th century. That bludger was certainly a kind of bully, one apparently willing to wield a bludgeon now and then to insure his livelihood. In the early 20th century, "bludge" became the verb for what a bludger does. By then, a somewhat softened "bludger" had appeared in Australia and New Zealand: the pimping and the bullying were eliminated, and the parasitical tendencies reduced to mere cadging or sponging. My sentence (using definition #2): "I'm okay because I come home and bludge off Mum and Dad, but if I had to stay in London I would have to find another job." -- Ballet dancer Hannah Bagshaw, quoted in The Christchurch [N.Z.] Press, December 27, 2000 Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition. Next sentence?